What color is #1C3D37?

#1C3D37 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C3D37?

The RGB value is 28, 61, 55: 28 red, 61 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C3D37?

The complementary color is #3D1C22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C3D37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C3D37 color

#1C3D37 rgb(28, 61, 55)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1C3D37 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 23.9% green and 21.6% blue (28, 61, 55).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 37% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.85:1).

#1C3D37 color codes

HEX	`#1C3D37`
RGB	`rgb(28, 61, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 23.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 37%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 54%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 10%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.2, -13.88, -0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.2, 13.88, 180.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.837, 3.86, 4.209)`
Decimal	`1850679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C3D37, 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 #1C3D37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C3D37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #1C3D37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c3d37; }
.text { color: #1c3d37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c3d37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 61 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c3d37, #1c323d); }

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Questions

What color is #1C3D37?: #1C3D37 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C3D37?: The RGB value is 28, 61, 55: 28 red, 61 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C3D37?: The complementary color is #3D1C22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C3D37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.