What color is #1C3018?

#1C3018 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C3018?

The RGB value is 28, 48, 24: 28 red, 48 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C3018?

The complementary color is #2C1830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C3018?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C3018 color

#1C3018 rgb(28, 48, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #1C3018 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 18.8% green and 9.4% blue (28, 48, 24).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 33% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.14:1).

#1C3018 color codes

HEX	`#1C3018`
RGB	`rgb(28, 48, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 18.8%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 33%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 50%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 50%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.58, -13.98, 12.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.58, 19, 137.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.701, 2.427, 1.243)`
Decimal	`1847320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C3018, 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 #1C3018	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C3018 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #1C3018 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c3018; }
.text { color: #1c3018; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c3018; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 48 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c3018, #183020); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1C3018?: #1C3018 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C3018?: The RGB value is 28, 48, 24: 28 red, 48 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C3018?: The complementary color is #2C1830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C3018?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.