What color is #1C230F?

#1C230F is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C230F?

The RGB value is 28, 35, 15: 28 red, 35 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C230F?

The complementary color is #160F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C230F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C230F color

#1C230F rgb(28, 35, 15)

Shades of green

The hex color #1C230F is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 13.7% green and 5.9% blue (28, 35, 15).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 40% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.2:1).

#1C230F color codes

HEX	`#1C230F`
RGB	`rgb(28, 35, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 13.7%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 40%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 57%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 57%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.5, -7.53, 11.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.5, 14.06, 122.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.166, 1.483, 0.677)`
Decimal	`1843983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C230F, 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 #1C230F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C230F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #1C230F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c230f; }
.text { color: #1c230f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c230f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 35 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c230f, #12230f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1C230F?: #1C230F is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C230F?: The RGB value is 28, 35, 15: 28 red, 35 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C230F?: The complementary color is #160F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C230F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.