What color is #1C4915?

#1C4915 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Realm of the Underworld. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C4915?

The RGB value is 28, 73, 21: 28 red, 73 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C4915?

The complementary color is #421549, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C4915?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C4915 color

#1C4915 rgb(28, 73, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #1C4915 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 28.6% green and 8.2% blue (28, 73, 21).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 55% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Realm of the Underworld (#114411), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#1C4915 color codes

HEX	`#1C4915`
RGB	`rgb(28, 73, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 28.6%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 55%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 71%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 71%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.92, -27.05, 25.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.92, 37.35, 136.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.997, 5.066, 1.529)`
Decimal	`1853717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C4915, 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 #1C4915	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C4915 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #1C4915 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c4915; }
.text { color: #1c4915; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c4915; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 73 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c4915, #154928); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1C4915?: #1C4915 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Realm of the Underworld. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C4915?: The RGB value is 28, 73, 21: 28 red, 73 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C4915?: The complementary color is #421549, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C4915?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.