What color is #1F4A45?

#1F4A45 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F4A45?

The RGB value is 31, 74, 69: 31 red, 74 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F4A45?

The complementary color is #4A1F24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F4A45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F4A45 color

#1F4A45 rgb(31, 74, 69)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1F4A45 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 29% green and 27.1% blue (31, 74, 69).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 41% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#1F4A45 color codes

HEX	`#1F4A45`
RGB	`rgb(31, 74, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 29%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 41%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 58%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 7%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.43, -16.32, -1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.43, 16.4, 185.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.088, 5.618, 6.498)`
Decimal	`2050629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F4A45, 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 #1F4A45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F4A45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	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 #1F4A45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f4a45; }
.text { color: #1f4a45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f4a45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 74 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f4a45, #1f3a4a); }

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Questions

What color is #1F4A45?: #1F4A45 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F4A45?: The RGB value is 31, 74, 69: 31 red, 74 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F4A45?: The complementary color is #4A1F24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F4A45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.