What color is #1C351C?

#1C351C 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 #1C351C?

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

What is the complementary color of #1C351C?

The complementary color is #351C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C351C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C351C color

#1C351C rgb(28, 53, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #1C351C is a very dark, desaturated green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 31% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

#1C351C color codes

HEX	`#1C351C`
RGB	`rgb(28, 53, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 20.8%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 31%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 47%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 47%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.54, -16.06, 12.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.54, 20.54, 141.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.962, 2.877, 1.55)`
Decimal	`1848604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C351C, 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 #1C351C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C351C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #1C351C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c351c; }
.text { color: #1c351c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c351c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 53 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c351c, #1c3529); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1C351C?: #1C351C 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 #1C351C?: The RGB value is 28, 53, 28: 28 red, 53 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C351C?: The complementary color is #351C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C351C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.