What color is #1E5652?

#1E5652 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E5652?

The RGB value is 30, 86, 82: 30 red, 86 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E5652?

The complementary color is #561E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E5652?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E5652 color

#1E5652 rgb(30, 86, 82)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1E5652 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 33.7% green and 32.2% blue (30, 86, 82).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 48% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Cape Verde (#01554F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#1E5652 color codes

HEX	`#1E5652`
RGB	`rgb(30, 86, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 33.7%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 48%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 65%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 5%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.01, -19.19, -3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.01, 19.44, 189.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.386, 7.54, 9.153)`
Decimal	`1988178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E5652, 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 #1E5652	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E5652 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #1E5652 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e5652; }
.text { color: #1e5652; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e5652; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 86 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e5652, #1e3e56); }

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Questions

What color is #1E5652?: #1E5652 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E5652?: The RGB value is 30, 86, 82: 30 red, 86 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E5652?: The complementary color is #561E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E5652?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.