What color is #1C3B17?

#1C3B17 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C3B17?

The RGB value is 28, 59, 23: 28 red, 59 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C3B17?

The complementary color is #36173B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C3B17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C3B17 color

#1C3B17 rgb(28, 59, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #1C3B17 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 23.1% green and 9% blue (28, 59, 23).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 44% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Myrtle (#21421E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#1C3B17 color codes

HEX	`#1C3B17`
RGB	`rgb(28, 59, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 23.1%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 44%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 61%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 61%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.71, -20.12, 18.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.71, 27.43, 137.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.197, 3.437, 1.358)`
Decimal	`1850135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C3B17, 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 #1C3B17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C3B17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #1C3B17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c3b17; }
.text { color: #1c3b17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c3b17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 59 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c3b17, #173b24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1C3B17?: #1C3B17 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C3B17?: The RGB value is 28, 59, 23: 28 red, 59 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C3B17?: The complementary color is #36173B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C3B17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.