What color is #1E625A?

#1E625A 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 #1E625A?

The RGB value is 30, 98, 90: 30 red, 98 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E625A?

The complementary color is #621E26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E625A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E625A color

#1E625A rgb(30, 98, 90)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1E625A is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 38.4% green and 35.3% blue (30, 98, 90).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 53% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 62% 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 7.12:1).

#1E625A color codes

HEX	`#1E625A`
RGB	`rgb(30, 98, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 38.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 53%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 69%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 8%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.39, -23.09, -1.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.39, 23.14, 184.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.748, 9.749, 11.197)`
Decimal	`1991258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E625A, 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 #1E625A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E625A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #1E625A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e625a; }
.text { color: #1e625a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e625a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 98 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e625a, #1e4862); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #1E625A?: #1E625A 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 #1E625A?: The RGB value is 30, 98, 90: 30 red, 98 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E625A?: The complementary color is #621E26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E625A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.