What color is #1D554F?

#1D554F 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 #1D554F?

The RGB value is 29, 85, 79: 29 red, 85 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D554F?

The complementary color is #551D23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D554F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D554F color

#1D554F rgb(29, 85, 79)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1D554F is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 33.3% green and 31% blue (29, 85, 79).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 49% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Cape Verde (#01554F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#1D554F color codes

HEX	`#1D554F`
RGB	`rgb(29, 85, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 33.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 49%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 66%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 7%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.53, -19.78, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.53, 19.88, 185.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.166, 7.322, 8.537)`
Decimal	`1922383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D554F, 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 #1D554F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D554F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #1D554F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d554f; }
.text { color: #1d554f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d554f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 85 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d554f, #1d3f55); }

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Questions

What color is #1D554F?: #1D554F 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 #1D554F?: The RGB value is 29, 85, 79: 29 red, 85 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D554F?: The complementary color is #551D23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D554F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.