What color is #1C462B?

#1C462B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C462B?

The RGB value is 28, 70, 43: 28 red, 70 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C462B?

The complementary color is #461C37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C462B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C462B color

#1C462B rgb(28, 70, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #1C462B is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 27.5% green and 16.9% blue (28, 70, 43).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 43% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#1C462B color codes

HEX	`#1C462B`
RGB	`rgb(28, 70, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 27.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 43%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 60%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 39%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.16, -21.89, 11.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.16, 24.95, 151.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.105, 4.801, 3.048)`
Decimal	`1852971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C462B, 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 #1C462B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C462B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #1C462B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c462b; }
.text { color: #1c462b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c462b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 70 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c462b, #1c4640); }

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Questions

What color is #1C462B?: #1C462B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C462B?: The RGB value is 28, 70, 43: 28 red, 70 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C462B?: The complementary color is #461C37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C462B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.