What color is #1C312C?

#1C312C is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C312C?

The RGB value is 28, 49, 44: 28 red, 49 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C312C?

The complementary color is #311C21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C312C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C312C color

#1C312C rgb(28, 49, 44)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C312C is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 19.2% green and 17.3% blue (28, 49, 44).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 27% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#1C312C color codes

HEX	`#1C312C`
RGB	`rgb(28, 49, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 19.2%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 27%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 43%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 10%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.48, -9.84, 0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.48, 9.85, 176.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.032, 2.625, 2.782)`
Decimal	`1847596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C312C, 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 #1C312C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C312C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #1C312C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c312c; }
.text { color: #1c312c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c312c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 49 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c312c, #1c2b31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1C312C?: #1C312C is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C312C?: The RGB value is 28, 49, 44: 28 red, 49 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C312C?: The complementary color is #311C21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C312C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.