What color is #1C2916?

#1C2916 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 #1C2916?

The RGB value is 28, 41, 22: 28 red, 41 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C2916?

The complementary color is #231629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C2916?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C2916 color

#1C2916 rgb(28, 41, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #1C2916 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 16.1% green and 8.6% blue (28, 41, 22).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 30% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.24:1).

#1C2916 color codes

HEX	`#1C2916`
RGB	`rgb(28, 41, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 16.1%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 30%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 46%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 46%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.9, -10.15, 10.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.9, 14.77, 133.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.417, 1.891, 1.049)`
Decimal	`1845526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C2916, 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 #1C2916	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C2916 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.24:1	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 #1C2916 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c2916; }
.text { color: #1c2916; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c2916; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 41 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c2916, #16291a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1C2916?: #1C2916 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 #1C2916?: The RGB value is 28, 41, 22: 28 red, 41 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C2916?: The complementary color is #231629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C2916?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.