What color is #1C474C?

#1C474C is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C474C?

The RGB value is 28, 71, 76: 28 red, 71 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C474C?

The complementary color is #4C211C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C474C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C474C color

#1C474C rgb(28, 71, 76)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1C474C is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 27.8% green and 29.8% blue (28, 71, 76).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 46% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#1C474C color codes

HEX	`#1C474C`
RGB	`rgb(28, 71, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 27.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 46%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 63%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 7%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.5, -13.08, -7.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.5, 15.07, 209.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.036, 5.275, 7.642)`
Decimal	`1853260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C474C, 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 #1C474C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C474C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #1C474C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c474c; }
.text { color: #1c474c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c474c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 71 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c474c, #1c2f4c); }

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Questions

What color is #1C474C?: #1C474C is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C474C?: The RGB value is 28, 71, 76: 28 red, 71 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C474C?: The complementary color is #4C211C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C474C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.