What color is #1F5251?

#1F5251 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F5251?

The RGB value is 31, 82, 81: 31 red, 82 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F5251?

The complementary color is #521F20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F5251?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F5251 color

#1F5251 rgb(31, 82, 81)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1F5251 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 32.2% green and 31.8% blue (31, 82, 81).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 45% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#1F5251 color codes

HEX	`#1F5251`
RGB	`rgb(31, 82, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 32.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 45%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 62%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 1%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.62, -17.09, -4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.62, 17.68, 194.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.067, 6.919, 8.852)`
Decimal	`2052689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F5251, 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 #1F5251	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F5251 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #1F5251 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f5251; }
.text { color: #1f5251; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f5251; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 82 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f5251, #1f3a52); }

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Questions

What color is #1F5251?: #1F5251 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F5251?: The RGB value is 31, 82, 81: 31 red, 82 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F5251?: The complementary color is #521F20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F5251?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.