What color is #1C5014?

#1C5014 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Mysterious Mixture. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C5014?

The RGB value is 28, 80, 20: 28 red, 80 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C5014?

The complementary color is #481450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C5014?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C5014 color

#1C5014 rgb(28, 80, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #1C5014 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 31.4% green and 7.8% blue (28, 80, 20).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 60% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Mixture (#0F521A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#1C5014 color codes

HEX	`#1C5014`
RGB	`rgb(28, 80, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 31.4%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 60%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 75%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 75%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.5, -30.19, 29.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.5, 41.88, 136.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.474, 6.034, 1.643)`
Decimal	`1855508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C5014, 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 #1C5014	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C5014 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #1C5014 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c5014; }
.text { color: #1c5014; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c5014; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 80 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c5014, #14502a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #1C5014?: #1C5014 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Mysterious Mixture. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C5014?: The RGB value is 28, 80, 20: 28 red, 80 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C5014?: The complementary color is #481450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C5014?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.