What color is #1C3400?

#1C3400 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C3400?

The RGB value is 28, 52, 0: 28 red, 52 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C3400?

The complementary color is #180034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C3400?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C3400 color

#1C3400 rgb(28, 52, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #1C3400 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 20.4% green and 0% blue (28, 52, 0).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#1C3400 color codes

HEX	`#1C3400`
RGB	`rgb(28, 52, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 20.4%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 100%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 100%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.81, -19.12, 26.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.81, 32.48, 126.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.707, 2.703, 0.432)`
Decimal	`1848320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C3400, 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 #1C3400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C3400 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #1C3400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c3400; }
.text { color: #1c3400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c3400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 52 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c3400, #023400); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1C3400?: #1C3400 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C3400?: The RGB value is 28, 52, 0: 28 red, 52 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C3400?: The complementary color is #180034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C3400?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.