What color is #1C4D3C?

#1C4D3C is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C4D3C?

The RGB value is 28, 77, 60: 28 red, 77 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C4D3C?

The complementary color is #4D1C2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C4D3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C4D3C color

#1C4D3C rgb(28, 77, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #1C4D3C is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 30.2% green and 23.5% blue (28, 77, 60).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 47% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#1C4D3C color codes

HEX	`#1C4D3C`
RGB	`rgb(28, 77, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 30.2%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 47%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 64%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 22%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.11, -21.27, 5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.11, 21.9, 166.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.948, 5.88, 5.201)`
Decimal	`1854780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C4D3C, 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 #1C4D3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C4D3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #1C4D3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c4d3c; }
.text { color: #1c4d3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c4d3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 77 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c4d3c, #1c464d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1C4D3C?: #1C4D3C is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C4D3C?: The RGB value is 28, 77, 60: 28 red, 77 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C4D3C?: The complementary color is #4D1C2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C4D3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.