What color is #1F6866?

#1F6866 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Peacock Pride. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F6866?

The RGB value is 31, 104, 102: 31 red, 104 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F6866?

The complementary color is #681F21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F6866?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F6866 color

#1F6866 rgb(31, 104, 102)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1F6866 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 40.8% green and 40% blue (31, 104, 102).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 54% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Peacock Pride (#006663), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#1F6866 color codes

HEX	`#1F6866`
RGB	`rgb(31, 104, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 40.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 54%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 70%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 2%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.83, -22.34, -5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.83, 22.98, 193.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.913, 11.15, 14.303)`
Decimal	`2058342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F6866, 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 #1F6866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#1F6866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #1F6866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f6866; }
.text { color: #1f6866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f6866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 104 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f6866, #1f4568); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #1F6866?: #1F6866 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Peacock Pride. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F6866?: The RGB value is 31, 104, 102: 31 red, 104 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F6866?: The complementary color is #681F21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F6866?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.