What color is #1F4744?

#1F4744 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F4744?

The RGB value is 31, 71, 68: 31 red, 71 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F4744?

The complementary color is #471F22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F4744?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F4744 color

#1F4744 rgb(31, 71, 68)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1F4744 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 27.8% green and 26.7% blue (31, 71, 68).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 39% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#1F4744 color codes

HEX	`#1F4744`
RGB	`rgb(31, 71, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 27.8%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 39%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 56%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 4%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.34, -14.92, -2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.34, 15.13, 189.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.861, 5.215, 6.271)`
Decimal	`2049860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F4744, 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 #1F4744	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F4744 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #1F4744 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f4744; }
.text { color: #1f4744; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f4744; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 71 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f4744, #1f3647); }

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Questions

What color is #1F4744?: #1F4744 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F4744?: The RGB value is 31, 71, 68: 31 red, 71 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F4744?: The complementary color is #471F22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F4744?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.