What color is #1E646B?

#1E646B is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pacific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E646B?

The RGB value is 30, 100, 107: 30 red, 100 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E646B?

The complementary color is #6B251E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E646B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E646B color

#1E646B rgb(30, 100, 107)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1E646B is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 39.2% green and 42% blue (30, 100, 107).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 56% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Pacific (#24646B), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#1E646B color codes

HEX	`#1E646B`
RGB	`rgb(30, 100, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 39.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 56%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 72%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 7%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.64, -18.75, -10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.64, 21.37, 208.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.745, 10.451, 15.516)`
Decimal	`1991787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E646B, 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 #1E646B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#1E646B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #1E646B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e646b; }
.text { color: #1e646b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e646b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 100 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e646b, #1e3d6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #1E646B?: #1E646B is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pacific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E646B?: The RGB value is 30, 100, 107: 30 red, 100 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E646B?: The complementary color is #6B251E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E646B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.