What color is #1C2912?

#1C2912 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C2912?

The RGB value is 28, 41, 18: 28 red, 41 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C2912?

The complementary color is #1F1229, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C2912?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C2912 color

#1C2912 rgb(28, 41, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #1C2912 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 16.1% green and 7.1% blue (28, 41, 18).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 39% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#1C2912 color codes

HEX	`#1C2912`
RGB	`rgb(28, 41, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 16.1%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 39%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 56%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 56%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.82, -10.86, 13.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.82, 17.12, 129.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.381, 1.876, 0.862)`
Decimal	`1845522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C2912, 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 #1C2912	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C2912 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #1C2912 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c2912; }
.text { color: #1c2912; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c2912; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 41 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c2912, #122914); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1C2912?: #1C2912 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C2912?: The RGB value is 28, 41, 18: 28 red, 41 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C2912?: The complementary color is #1F1229, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C2912?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.