What color is #1D4A4E?

#1D4A4E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D4A4E?

The RGB value is 29, 74, 78: 29 red, 74 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D4A4E?

The complementary color is #4E211D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D4A4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D4A4E color

#1D4A4E rgb(29, 74, 78)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1D4A4E is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 29% green and 30.6% blue (29, 74, 78).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 46% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#1D4A4E color codes

HEX	`#1D4A4E`
RGB	`rgb(29, 74, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 29%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 46%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 63%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 5%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.66, -13.94, -7.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.66, 15.62, 206.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.33, 5.708, 8.08)`
Decimal	`1919566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D4A4E, 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 #1D4A4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D4A4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #1D4A4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d4a4e; }
.text { color: #1d4a4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d4a4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 74 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d4a4e, #1d314e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1D4A4E?: #1D4A4E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D4A4E?: The RGB value is 29, 74, 78: 29 red, 74 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D4A4E?: The complementary color is #4E211D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D4A4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.