What color is #1C2522?

#1C2522 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C2522?

The RGB value is 28, 37, 34: 28 red, 37 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C2522?

The complementary color is #251C1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C2522?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C2522 color

#1C2522 rgb(28, 37, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C2522 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 14.5% green and 13.3% blue (28, 37, 34).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 14% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.71:1).

#1C2522 color codes

HEX	`#1C2522`
RGB	`rgb(28, 37, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 14.5%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 14%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 24%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 8%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.74, -4.79, 0.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.74, 4.84, 171.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.429, 1.685, 1.763)`
Decimal	`1844514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C2522, 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 #1C2522	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C2522 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #1C2522 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c2522; }
.text { color: #1c2522; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c2522; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 37 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c2522, #1c2425); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1C2522?: #1C2522 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C2522?: The RGB value is 28, 37, 34: 28 red, 37 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C2522?: The complementary color is #251C1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C2522?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.