What color is #1C4743?

#1C4743 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 #1C4743?

The RGB value is 28, 71, 67: 28 red, 71 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C4743?

The complementary color is #471C20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C4743?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C4743 color

#1C4743 rgb(28, 71, 67)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1C4743 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 27.8% green and 26.3% blue (28, 71, 67).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 43% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#1C4743 color codes

HEX	`#1C4743`
RGB	`rgb(28, 71, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 27.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 43%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 61%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 6%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.18, -15.99, -2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.18, 16.13, 187.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.745, 5.158, 6.107)`
Decimal	`1853251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C4743, 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 #1C4743	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C4743 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #1C4743 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c4743; }
.text { color: #1c4743; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c4743; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 71 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c4743, #1c3547); }

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Questions

What color is #1C4743?: #1C4743 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 #1C4743?: The RGB value is 28, 71, 67: 28 red, 71 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C4743?: The complementary color is #471C20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C4743?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.