What color is #1E6860?

#1E6860 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Peacock Pride. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E6860?

The RGB value is 30, 104, 96: 30 red, 104 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E6860?

The complementary color is #681E26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E6860?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E6860 color

#1E6860 rgb(30, 104, 96)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1E6860 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 40.8% green and 37.6% blue (30, 104, 96).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 55% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Peacock Pride (#006663), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#1E6860 color codes

HEX	`#1E6860`
RGB	`rgb(30, 104, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 40.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 55%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 71%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 8%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.61, -24.35, -2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.61, 24.43, 184.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.596, 11.02, 12.791)`
Decimal	`1992800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E6860, 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 #1E6860	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#1E6860 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #1E6860 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e6860; }
.text { color: #1e6860; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e6860; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 104 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e6860, #1e4b68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #1E6860?: #1E6860 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Peacock Pride. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E6860?: The RGB value is 30, 104, 96: 30 red, 104 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E6860?: The complementary color is #681E26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E6860?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.