What color is #1C4F4B?

#1C4F4B is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C4F4B?

The RGB value is 28, 79, 75: 28 red, 79 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C4F4B?

The complementary color is #4F1C20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C4F4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C4F4B color

#1C4F4B rgb(28, 79, 75)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1C4F4B is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 31% green and 29.4% blue (28, 79, 75).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 48% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#1C4F4B color codes

HEX	`#1C4F4B`
RGB	`rgb(28, 79, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 31%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 48%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 65%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 5%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.27, -17.97, -2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.27, 18.17, 188.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.544, 6.346, 7.641)`
Decimal	`1855307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C4F4B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1C4F4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C4F4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1C4F4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c4f4b; }
.text { color: #1c4f4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c4f4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 79 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c4f4b, #1c3a4f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #1C4F4B?: #1C4F4B is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C4F4B?: The RGB value is 28, 79, 75: 28 red, 79 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C4F4B?: The complementary color is #4F1C20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C4F4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.