What color is #1C3526?

#1C3526 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C3526?

The RGB value is 28, 53, 38: 28 red, 53 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C3526?

The complementary color is #351C2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C3526?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C3526 color

#1C3526 rgb(28, 53, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #1C3526 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 20.8% green and 14.9% blue (28, 53, 38).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 31% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.24:1).

#1C3526 color codes

HEX	`#1C3526`
RGB	`rgb(28, 53, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 20.8%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 31%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 47%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 28%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.77, -13.85, 6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.77, 15.3, 154.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.102, 2.933, 2.289)`
Decimal	`1848614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C3526, 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 #1C3526	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C3526 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #1C3526 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c3526; }
.text { color: #1c3526; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c3526; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 53 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c3526, #1c3533); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1C3526?: #1C3526 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C3526?: The RGB value is 28, 53, 38: 28 red, 53 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C3526?: The complementary color is #351C2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C3526?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.