What color is #1FAA74?

#1FAA74 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cosmic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1FAA74?

The RGB value is 31, 170, 116: 31 red, 170 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1FAA74?

The complementary color is #AA1F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1FAA74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1FAA74 color

#1FAA74 rgb(31, 170, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #1FAA74 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 66.7% green and 45.5% blue (31, 170, 116).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 69% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Green (#30A877), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#1FAA74 color codes

HEX	`#1FAA74`
RGB	`rgb(31, 170, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 66.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 69%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 82%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 0%, 32%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.91, -48.22, 18.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.91, 51.47, 159.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.09, 30.299, 21.415)`
Decimal	`2075252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1FAA74, 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 #1FAA74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#1FAA74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	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 #1FAA74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1faa74; }
.text { color: #1faa74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1faa74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 170 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1faa74, #1f9baa); }

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Questions

What color is #1FAA74?: #1FAA74 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cosmic Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1FAA74?: The RGB value is 31, 170, 116: 31 red, 170 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1FAA74?: The complementary color is #AA1F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1FAA74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.