What color is #1E4A46?

#1E4A46 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E4A46?

The RGB value is 30, 74, 70: 30 red, 74 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E4A46?

The complementary color is #4A1E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E4A46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E4A46 color

#1E4A46 rgb(30, 74, 70)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1E4A46 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 29% green and 27.5% blue (30, 74, 70).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 42% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#1E4A46 color codes

HEX	`#1E4A46`
RGB	`rgb(30, 74, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 29%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 42%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 59%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 5%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.42, -16.27, -2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.42, 16.42, 187.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.089, 5.615, 6.662)`
Decimal	`1985094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E4A46, 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 #1E4A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E4A46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #1E4A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e4a46; }
.text { color: #1e4a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e4a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 74 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e4a46, #1e384a); }

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Questions

What color is #1E4A46?: #1E4A46 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E4A46?: The RGB value is 30, 74, 70: 30 red, 74 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E4A46?: The complementary color is #4A1E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E4A46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.