What color is #1F4A44?

#1F4A44 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F4A44?

The RGB value is 31, 74, 68: 31 red, 74 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F4A44?

The complementary color is #4A1F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F4A44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F4A44 color

#1F4A44 rgb(31, 74, 68)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1F4A44 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 29% green and 26.7% blue (31, 74, 68).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 41% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#1F4A44 color codes

HEX	`#1F4A44`
RGB	`rgb(31, 74, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 29%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 41%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 58%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 8%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.4, -16.62, -0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.4, 16.65, 183.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.057, 5.606, 6.336)`
Decimal	`2050628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F4A44, 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 #1F4A44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F4A44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #1F4A44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f4a44; }
.text { color: #1f4a44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f4a44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 74 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f4a44, #1f3b4a); }

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Questions

What color is #1F4A44?: #1F4A44 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F4A44?: The RGB value is 31, 74, 68: 31 red, 74 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F4A44?: The complementary color is #4A1F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F4A44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.