What color is #1C2725?

#1C2725 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C2725?

The RGB value is 28, 39, 37: 28 red, 39 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C2725?

The complementary color is #271C1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C2725?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C2725 color

#1C2725 rgb(28, 39, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C2725 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 15.3% green and 14.5% blue (28, 39, 37).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 16% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.37:1).

#1C2725 color codes

HEX	`#1C2725`
RGB	`rgb(28, 39, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 15.3%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 16%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 28%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 5%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.58, -5.32, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.58, 5.33, 182.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.538, 1.831, 2.022)`
Decimal	`1845029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C2725, 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 #1C2725	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C2725 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #1C2725 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c2725; }
.text { color: #1c2725; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c2725; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 39 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c2725, #1c2327); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1C2725?: #1C2725 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C2725?: The RGB value is 28, 39, 37: 28 red, 39 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C2725?: The complementary color is #271C1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C2725?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.