What color is #1C401F?

#1C401F is a very dark, desaturated green known as Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Queen of Trees?

The RGB value is 28, 64, 31: 28 red, 64 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Queen of Trees?

The complementary color is #401C3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C401F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Queen of Trees color: hex code #1C401F

#1C401F rgb(28, 64, 31)

Shades of green

Queen of Trees has the hex code #1C401F. It is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 25.1% green and 12.2% blue (28, 64, 31).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 39% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 75% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

Queen of Trees (#1C401F) color codes

HEX	`#1C401F`
RGB	`rgb(28, 64, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 25.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 39%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 56%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 52%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.71, -21.31, 16.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.71, 26.81, 142.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.559, 4.012, 1.936)`
Decimal	`1851423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Queen of Trees, 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 #1C401F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C401F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #1C401F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c401f; }
.text { color: #1c401f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c401f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 64 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c401f, #1c4031); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #1C401F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1C401F?: #1C401F is a very dark, desaturated green known as Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Queen of Trees?: The RGB value is 28, 64, 31: 28 red, 64 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Queen of Trees?: The complementary color is #401C3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C401F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.