What color is #1C4E46?

#1C4E46 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C4E46?

The RGB value is 28, 78, 70: 28 red, 78 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C4E46?

The complementary color is #4E1C24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C4E46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C4E46 color

#1C4E46 rgb(28, 78, 70)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1C4E46 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 30.6% green and 27.5% blue (28, 78, 70).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 47% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#1C4E46 color codes

HEX	`#1C4E46`
RGB	`rgb(28, 78, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 30.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 47%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 64%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 10%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.76, -18.95, -0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.76, 18.95, 180.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.308, 6.137, 6.751)`
Decimal	`1855046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C4E46, 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 #1C4E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C4E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #1C4E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c4e46; }
.text { color: #1c4e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c4e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 78 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c4e46, #1c3d4e); }

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Questions

What color is #1C4E46?: #1C4E46 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C4E46?: The RGB value is 28, 78, 70: 28 red, 78 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C4E46?: The complementary color is #4E1C24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C4E46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.