What color is #1E5969?

#1E5969 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Night Shift. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E5969?

The RGB value is 30, 89, 105: 30 red, 89 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E5969?

The complementary color is #692E1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E5969?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E5969 color

#1E5969 rgb(30, 89, 105)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1E5969 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 34.9% green and 41.2% blue (30, 89, 105).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 56% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Night Shift (#2A5C6A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#1E5969 color codes

HEX	`#1E5969`
RGB	`rgb(30, 89, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 34.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 56%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 71%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 15%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.88, -13.22, -14.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.88, 19.8, 228.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.657, 8.44, 14.64)`
Decimal	`1988969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E5969, 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 #1E5969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E5969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #1E5969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e5969; }
.text { color: #1e5969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e5969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 89 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e5969, #1e3469); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #1E5969?: #1E5969 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Night Shift. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E5969?: The RGB value is 30, 89, 105: 30 red, 89 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E5969?: The complementary color is #692E1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E5969?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.