What color is #1E595B?

#1E595B is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E595B?

The RGB value is 30, 89, 91: 30 red, 89 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E595B?

The complementary color is #5B201E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E595B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E595B color

#1E595B rgb(30, 89, 91)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1E595B is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 34.9% green and 35.7% blue (30, 89, 91).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 50% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Diver (#255C61), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#1E595B color codes

HEX	`#1E595B`
RGB	`rgb(30, 89, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 34.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 50%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 67%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 2%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.35, -17.97, -6.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.35, 19.21, 200.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.995, 8.175, 11.158)`
Decimal	`1988955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E595B, 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 #1E595B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E595B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #1E595B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e595b; }
.text { color: #1e595b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e595b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 89 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e595b, #1e3b5b); }

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Questions

What color is #1E595B?: #1E595B is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E595B?: The RGB value is 30, 89, 91: 30 red, 89 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E595B?: The complementary color is #5B201E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E595B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.