What color is #1C453E?

#1C453E 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 #1C453E?

The RGB value is 28, 69, 62: 28 red, 69 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C453E?

The complementary color is #451C23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C453E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C453E color

#1C453E rgb(28, 69, 62)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1C453E is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 27.1% green and 24.3% blue (28, 69, 62).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 42% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#1C453E color codes

HEX	`#1C453E`
RGB	`rgb(28, 69, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 27.1%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 42%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 59%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 10%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.3, -16.38, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.3, 16.38, 180.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.476, 4.851, 5.31)`
Decimal	`1852734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C453E, 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 #1C453E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C453E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #1C453E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c453e; }
.text { color: #1c453e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c453e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 69 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c453e, #1c3845); }

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Questions

What color is #1C453E?: #1C453E 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 #1C453E?: The RGB value is 28, 69, 62: 28 red, 69 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C453E?: The complementary color is #451C23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C453E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.