What color is #1F4445?

#1F4445 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F4445?

The RGB value is 31, 68, 69: 31 red, 68 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F4445?

The complementary color is #45201F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F4445?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F4445 color

#1F4445 rgb(31, 68, 69)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1F4445 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 26.7% green and 27.1% blue (31, 68, 69).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 38% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#1F4445 color codes

HEX	`#1F4445`
RGB	`rgb(31, 68, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 26.7%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 38%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 55%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 1%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.32, -12.86, -4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.32, 13.68, 200.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.706, 4.855, 6.371)`
Decimal	`2049093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F4445, 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 #1F4445	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F4445 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #1F4445 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f4445; }
.text { color: #1f4445; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f4445; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 68 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f4445, #1f3145); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1F4445?: #1F4445 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F4445?: The RGB value is 31, 68, 69: 31 red, 68 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F4445?: The complementary color is #45201F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F4445?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.