What color is #1C4141?

#1C4141 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C4141?

The RGB value is 28, 65, 65: 28 red, 65 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C4141?

The complementary color is #411C1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C4141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C4141 color

#1C4141 rgb(28, 65, 65)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1C4141 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 25.5% green and 25.5% blue (28, 65, 65).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 40% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#1C4141 color codes

HEX	`#1C4141`
RGB	`rgb(28, 65, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 25.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 40%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 57%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.98, -13.14, -4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.98, 13.75, 197.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.323, 4.409, 5.676)`
Decimal	`1851713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C4141, 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 #1C4141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C4141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #1C4141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c4141; }
.text { color: #1c4141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c4141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 65 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c4141, #1c2f41); }

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Questions

What color is #1C4141?: #1C4141 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C4141?: The RGB value is 28, 65, 65: 28 red, 65 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C4141?: The complementary color is #411C1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C4141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.