What color is #1D5658?

#1D5658 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D5658?

The RGB value is 29, 86, 88: 29 red, 86 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D5658?

The complementary color is #581F1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D5658?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D5658 color

#1D5658 rgb(29, 86, 88)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1D5658 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 33.7% green and 34.5% blue (29, 86, 88).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 50% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Diver (#255C61), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#1D5658 color codes

HEX	`#1D5658`
RGB	`rgb(29, 86, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 33.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 50%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 67%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 2%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.18, -17.48, -6.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.18, 18.7, 200.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.595, 7.621, 10.407)`
Decimal	`1922648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D5658, 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 #1D5658	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D5658 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #1D5658 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d5658; }
.text { color: #1d5658; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d5658; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 86 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d5658, #1d3958); }

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Questions

What color is #1D5658?: #1D5658 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D5658?: The RGB value is 29, 86, 88: 29 red, 86 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D5658?: The complementary color is #581F1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D5658?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.