What color is #1F7B83?

#1F7B83 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Jade Jewel. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F7B83?

The RGB value is 31, 123, 131: 31 red, 123 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F7B83?

The complementary color is #83271F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F7B83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F7B83 color

#1F7B83 rgb(31, 123, 131)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1F7B83 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 48.2% green and 51.4% blue (31, 123, 131).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 62% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Jade Jewel (#247E81), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#1F7B83 color codes

HEX	`#1F7B83`
RGB	`rgb(31, 123, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 48.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 62%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 76%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 6%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.1, -22.95, -11.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.1, 25.87, 207.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.743, 16.095, 23.956)`
Decimal	`2063235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F7B83, 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 #1F7B83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#1F7B83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #1F7B83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f7b83; }
.text { color: #1f7b83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f7b83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 123 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f7b83, #1f4983); }

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Questions

What color is #1F7B83?: #1F7B83 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Jade Jewel. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F7B83?: The RGB value is 31, 123, 131: 31 red, 123 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F7B83?: The complementary color is #83271F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F7B83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.