What color is #1E514E?

#1E514E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E514E?

The RGB value is 30, 81, 78: 30 red, 81 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E514E?

The complementary color is #511E21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E514E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E514E color

#1E514E rgb(30, 81, 78)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1E514E is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 31.8% green and 30.6% blue (30, 81, 78).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 46% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#1E514E color codes

HEX	`#1E514E`
RGB	`rgb(30, 81, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 31.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 46%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 63%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 4%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.14, -17.7, -3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.14, 18.01, 190.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.852, 6.71, 8.246)`
Decimal	`1986894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E514E, 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 #1E514E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E514E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #1E514E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e514e; }
.text { color: #1e514e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e514e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 81 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e514e, #1e3a51); }

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Questions

What color is #1E514E?: #1E514E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E514E?: The RGB value is 30, 81, 78: 30 red, 81 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E514E?: The complementary color is #511E21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E514E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.