What color is #1C332E?

#1C332E 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 #1C332E?

The RGB value is 28, 51, 46: 28 red, 51 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C332E?

The complementary color is #331C21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C332E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C332E color

#1C332E rgb(28, 51, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C332E is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 20% green and 18% blue (28, 51, 46).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 29% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.44:1).

#1C332E color codes

HEX	`#1C332E`
RGB	`rgb(28, 51, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 20%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 29%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 45%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 10%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.27, -10.51, 0.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.27, 10.51, 178.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.156, 2.812, 3.013)`
Decimal	`1848110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C332E, 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 #1C332E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C332E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #1C332E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c332e; }
.text { color: #1c332e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c332e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 51 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c332e, #1c2c33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1C332E?: #1C332E 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 #1C332E?: The RGB value is 28, 51, 46: 28 red, 51 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C332E?: The complementary color is #331C21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C332E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.