What color is #1D534B?

#1D534B is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D534B?

The RGB value is 29, 83, 75: 29 red, 83 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D534B?

The complementary color is #531D25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D534B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D534B color

#1D534B rgb(29, 83, 75)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1D534B is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 32.5% green and 29.4% blue (29, 83, 75).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 48% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Cape Verde (#01554F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#1D534B color codes

HEX	`#1D534B`
RGB	`rgb(29, 83, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 32.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 48%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 65%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 10%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.7, -19.92, -0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.7, 19.93, 181.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.869, 6.955, 7.741)`
Decimal	`1921867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D534B, 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 #1D534B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D534B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #1D534B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d534b; }
.text { color: #1d534b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d534b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 83 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d534b, #1d4053); }

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Questions

What color is #1D534B?: #1D534B is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D534B?: The RGB value is 29, 83, 75: 29 red, 83 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D534B?: The complementary color is #531D25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D534B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.