What color is #1C3A35?

#1C3A35 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C3A35?

The RGB value is 28, 58, 53: 28 red, 58 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C3A35?

The complementary color is #3A1C21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C3A35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C3A35 color

#1C3A35 rgb(28, 58, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1C3A35 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 22.7% green and 20.8% blue (28, 58, 53).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 35% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#1C3A35 color codes

HEX	`#1C3A35`
RGB	`rgb(28, 58, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 22.7%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 35%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 52%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 9%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.05, -12.7, -0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.05, 12.71, 181.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.634, 3.53, 3.91)`
Decimal	`1849909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C3A35, 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 #1C3A35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C3A35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #1C3A35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c3a35; }
.text { color: #1c3a35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c3a35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 58 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c3a35, #1c303a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #1C3A35?: #1C3A35 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C3A35?: The RGB value is 28, 58, 53: 28 red, 58 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C3A35?: The complementary color is #3A1C21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C3A35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.