What color is #1C392E?

#1C392E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C392E?

The RGB value is 28, 57, 46: 28 red, 57 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C392E?

The complementary color is #391C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C392E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C392E color

#1C392E rgb(28, 57, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #1C392E is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 22.4% green and 18% blue (28, 57, 46).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 34% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#1C392E color codes

HEX	`#1C392E`
RGB	`rgb(28, 57, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 22.4%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 34%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 51%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 19%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.47, -14.11, 3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.47, 14.53, 166.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.435, 3.37, 3.106)`
Decimal	`1849646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C392E, 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 #1C392E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C392E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #1C392E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c392e; }
.text { color: #1c392e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c392e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 57 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c392e, #1c3539); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1C392E?: #1C392E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C392E?: The RGB value is 28, 57, 46: 28 red, 57 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C392E?: The complementary color is #391C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C392E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.