What color is #1C3518?

#1C3518 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C3518?

The RGB value is 28, 53, 24: 28 red, 53 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C3518?

The complementary color is #311835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C3518?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C3518 color

#1C3518 rgb(28, 53, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #1C3518 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 20.8% green and 9.4% blue (28, 53, 24).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 38% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

#1C3518 color codes

HEX	`#1C3518`
RGB	`rgb(28, 53, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 20.8%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 38%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 55%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 55%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.47, -16.79, 15.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.47, 22.7, 137.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.917, 2.859, 1.315)`
Decimal	`1848600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C3518, 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 #1C3518	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C3518 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #1C3518 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c3518; }
.text { color: #1c3518; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c3518; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 53 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c3518, #183523); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1C3518?: #1C3518 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C3518?: The RGB value is 28, 53, 24: 28 red, 53 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C3518?: The complementary color is #311835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C3518?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.