What color is #1F5752?

#1F5752 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F5752?

The RGB value is 31, 87, 82: 31 red, 87 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F5752?

The complementary color is #571F24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F5752?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F5752 color

#1F5752 rgb(31, 87, 82)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1F5752 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 34.1% green and 32.2% blue (31, 87, 82).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 47% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Cape Verde (#01554F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#1F5752 color codes

HEX	`#1F5752`
RGB	`rgb(31, 87, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 34.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 47%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 64%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 6%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.38, -19.52, -2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.38, 19.69, 187.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.496, 7.716, 9.181)`
Decimal	`2053970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F5752, 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 #1F5752	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F5752 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #1F5752 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f5752; }
.text { color: #1f5752; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f5752; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 87 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f5752, #1f4057); }

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Questions

What color is #1F5752?: #1F5752 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F5752?: The RGB value is 31, 87, 82: 31 red, 87 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F5752?: The complementary color is #571F24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F5752?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.