What color is #1C5256?

#1C5256 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C5256?

The RGB value is 28, 82, 86: 28 red, 82 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C5256?

The complementary color is #56201C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C5256?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C5256 color

#1C5256 rgb(28, 82, 86)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1C5256 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 32.2% green and 33.7% blue (28, 82, 86).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 51% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Diver (#255C61), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#1C5256 color codes

HEX	`#1C5256`
RGB	`rgb(28, 82, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 32.2%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 51%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 67%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 5%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.7, -16.09, -7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.7, 17.8, 205.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.175, 6.953, 9.872)`
Decimal	`1856086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C5256, 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 #1C5256	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C5256 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #1C5256 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c5256; }
.text { color: #1c5256; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c5256; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 82 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c5256, #1c3556); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1C5256?: #1C5256 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C5256?: The RGB value is 28, 82, 86: 28 red, 82 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C5256?: The complementary color is #56201C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C5256?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.