What color is #1D5145?

#1D5145 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D5145?

The RGB value is 29, 81, 69: 29 red, 81 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D5145?

The complementary color is #511D29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D5145?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D5145 color

#1D5145 rgb(29, 81, 69)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1D5145 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 31.8% green and 27.1% blue (29, 81, 69).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 47% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#1D5145 color codes

HEX	`#1D5145`
RGB	`rgb(29, 81, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 31.8%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 47%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 64%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 15%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.82, -20.62, 1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.82, 20.71, 174.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.523, 6.575, 6.66)`
Decimal	`1921349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D5145, 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 #1D5145	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D5145 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #1D5145 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d5145; }
.text { color: #1d5145; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d5145; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 81 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d5145, #1d4351); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #1D5145?: #1D5145 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D5145?: The RGB value is 29, 81, 69: 29 red, 81 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D5145?: The complementary color is #511D29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D5145?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.