What color is #1C4C49?

#1C4C49 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C4C49?

The RGB value is 28, 76, 73: 28 red, 76 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C4C49?

The complementary color is #4C1C1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C4C49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C4C49 color

#1C4C49 rgb(28, 76, 73)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1C4C49 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 29.8% green and 28.6% blue (28, 76, 73).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 46% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

#1C4C49 color codes

HEX	`#1C4C49`
RGB	`rgb(28, 76, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 29.8%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 46%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 63%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 4%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.15, -16.93, -3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.15, 17.21, 190.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.265, 5.896, 7.215)`
Decimal	`1854537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C4C49, 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 #1C4C49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C4C49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #1C4C49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c4c49; }
.text { color: #1c4c49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c4c49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 76 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c4c49, #1c374c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1C4C49?: #1C4C49 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C4C49?: The RGB value is 28, 76, 73: 28 red, 76 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C4C49?: The complementary color is #4C1C1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C4C49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.