What color is #1D6B59?

#1D6B59 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D6B59?

The RGB value is 29, 107, 89: 29 red, 107 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D6B59?

The complementary color is #6B1D2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D6B59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D6B59 color

#1D6B59 rgb(29, 107, 89)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1D6B59 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 42% green and 34.9% blue (29, 107, 89).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 57% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Terrestrial (#276757), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#1D6B59 color codes

HEX	`#1D6B59`
RGB	`rgb(29, 107, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 42%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 57%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 73%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 0%, 17%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.41, -28.03, 3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.41, 28.23, 173.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.567, 11.497, 11.27)`
Decimal	`1928025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D6B59, 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 #1D6B59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#1D6B59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #1D6B59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d6b59; }
.text { color: #1d6b59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d6b59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 107 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d6b59, #1d566b); }

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Questions

What color is #1D6B59?: #1D6B59 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D6B59?: The RGB value is 29, 107, 89: 29 red, 107 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D6B59?: The complementary color is #6B1D2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D6B59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.