What color is #1C2A13?

#1C2A13 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 #1C2A13?

The RGB value is 28, 42, 19: 28 red, 42 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C2A13?

The complementary color is #21132A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C2A13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C2A13 color

#1C2A13 rgb(28, 42, 19)

Shades of green

The hex color #1C2A13 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 16.5% green and 7.5% blue (28, 42, 19).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 38% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.11:1).

#1C2A13 color codes

HEX	`#1C2A13`
RGB	`rgb(28, 42, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 16.5%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 38%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 55%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 55%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.22, -11.3, 13.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.22, 17.32, 130.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.424, 1.95, 0.917)`
Decimal	`1845779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C2A13, 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 #1C2A13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C2A13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #1C2A13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c2a13; }
.text { color: #1c2a13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c2a13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 42 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c2a13, #132a15); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1C2A13?: #1C2A13 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 #1C2A13?: The RGB value is 28, 42, 19: 28 red, 42 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C2A13?: The complementary color is #21132A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C2A13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.