What color is #1E5F57?

#1E5F57 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E5F57?

The RGB value is 30, 95, 87: 30 red, 95 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E5F57?

The complementary color is #5F1E26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E5F57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E5F57 color

#1E5F57 rgb(30, 95, 87)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1E5F57 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 37.3% green and 34.1% blue (30, 95, 87).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 52% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Forest (#28615D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#1E5F57 color codes

HEX	`#1E5F57`
RGB	`rgb(30, 95, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 37.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 52%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 68%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 8%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.27, -22.44, -1.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.27, 22.48, 183.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.347, 9.148, 10.446)`
Decimal	`1990487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E5F57, 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 #1E5F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E5F57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #1E5F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e5f57; }
.text { color: #1e5f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e5f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 95 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e5f57, #1e465f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #1E5F57?: #1E5F57 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E5F57?: The RGB value is 30, 95, 87: 30 red, 95 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E5F57?: The complementary color is #5F1E26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E5F57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.