What color is #1C2900?

#1C2900 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C2900?

The RGB value is 28, 41, 0: 28 red, 41 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C2900?

The complementary color is #0D0029, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C2900?

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.

#1C2900 color

#1C2900 rgb(28, 41, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #1C2900 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 16.1% green and 0% blue (28, 41, 0).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#1C2900 color codes

HEX	`#1C2900`
RGB	`rgb(28, 41, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 16.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 100%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 100%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.58, -13.12, 21.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.58, 24.8, 121.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.272, 1.833, 0.287)`
Decimal	`1845504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C2900, 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 #1C2900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C2900 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 #1C2900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c2900; }
.text { color: #1c2900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c2900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 41 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c2900, #082900); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1C2900?: #1C2900 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C2900?: The RGB value is 28, 41, 0: 28 red, 41 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C2900?: The complementary color is #0D0029, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C2900?: 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.