What color is #1C220B?

#1C220B is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C220B?

The RGB value is 28, 34, 11: 28 red, 34 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C220B?

The complementary color is #110B22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C220B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C220B color

#1C220B rgb(28, 34, 11)

Shades of green

The hex color #1C220B is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 13.3% green and 4.3% blue (28, 34, 11).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 51% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.37:1).

#1C220B color codes

HEX	`#1C220B`
RGB	`rgb(28, 34, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 13.3%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 51%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 68%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 68%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.06, -7.45, 13.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.06, 15.15, 119.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.111, 1.415, 0.531)`
Decimal	`1843723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C220B, 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 #1C220B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C220B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #1C220B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c220b; }
.text { color: #1c220b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c220b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 34 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c220b, #10220b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1C220B?: #1C220B is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C220B?: The RGB value is 28, 34, 11: 28 red, 34 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C220B?: The complementary color is #110B22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C220B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.