What color is #1E4545?

#1E4545 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E4545?

The RGB value is 30, 69, 69: 30 red, 69 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E4545?

The complementary color is #451E1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E4545?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E4545 color

#1E4545 rgb(30, 69, 69)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1E4545 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 27.1% green and 27.1% blue (30, 69, 69).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 39% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#1E4545 color codes

HEX	`#1E4545`
RGB	`rgb(30, 69, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 27.1%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 39%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 57%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.63, -13.71, -4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.63, 14.34, 197.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.737, 4.962, 6.39)`
Decimal	`1983813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E4545, 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 #1E4545	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E4545 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #1E4545 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e4545; }
.text { color: #1e4545; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e4545; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 69 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e4545, #1e3145); }

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Questions

What color is #1E4545?: #1E4545 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E4545?: The RGB value is 30, 69, 69: 30 red, 69 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E4545?: The complementary color is #451E1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E4545?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.