What color is #1C4948?

#1C4948 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C4948?

The RGB value is 28, 73, 72: 28 red, 73 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C4948?

The complementary color is #491C1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C4948?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C4948 color

#1C4948 rgb(28, 73, 72)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1C4948 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 28.6% green and 28.2% blue (28, 73, 72).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 45% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#1C4948 color codes

HEX	`#1C4948`
RGB	`rgb(28, 73, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 28.6%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 45%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 62%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 1%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.06, -15.55, -4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.06, 16.07, 194.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.031, 5.479, 6.975)`
Decimal	`1853768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C4948, 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 #1C4948	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C4948 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #1C4948 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c4948; }
.text { color: #1c4948; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c4948; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 73 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c4948, #1c3349); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1C4948?: #1C4948 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C4948?: The RGB value is 28, 73, 72: 28 red, 73 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C4948?: The complementary color is #491C1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C4948?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.