What color is #1D9786?

#1D9786 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Green Dynasty. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D9786?

The RGB value is 29, 151, 134: 29 red, 151 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D9786?

The complementary color is #971D2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D9786?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D9786 color

#1D9786 rgb(29, 151, 134)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1D9786 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 59.2% green and 52.5% blue (29, 151, 134).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 68% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Green Dynasty (#00988E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#1D9786 color codes

HEX	`#1D9786`
RGB	`rgb(29, 151, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 59.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 68%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 81%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 0%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.2, -35.86, -0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.2, 35.86, 180.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.874, 24.114, 26.367)`
Decimal	`1939334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D9786, 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 #1D9786	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#1D9786 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	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 #1D9786 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d9786; }
.text { color: #1d9786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d9786; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 151 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d9786, #1d6b97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #1D9786?: #1D9786 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Green Dynasty. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D9786?: The RGB value is 29, 151, 134: 29 red, 151 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D9786?: The complementary color is #971D2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D9786?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.