What color is #1F5A5F?

#1F5A5F is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F5A5F?

The RGB value is 31, 90, 95: 31 red, 90 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F5A5F?

The complementary color is #5F241F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F5A5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F5A5F color

#1F5A5F rgb(31, 90, 95)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1F5A5F is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 35.3% green and 37.3% blue (31, 90, 95).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 51% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Diver (#255C61), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#1F5A5F color codes

HEX	`#1F5A5F`
RGB	`rgb(31, 90, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 35.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 51%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 67%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 5%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.86, -17.03, -8.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.86, 19.04, 206.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.286, 8.429, 12.12)`
Decimal	`2054751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F5A5F, 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 #1F5A5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F5A5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #1F5A5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f5a5f; }
.text { color: #1f5a5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f5a5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 90 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f5a5f, #1f3a5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #1F5A5F?: #1F5A5F is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F5A5F?: The RGB value is 31, 90, 95: 31 red, 90 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F5A5F?: The complementary color is #5F241F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F5A5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.