What color is #1C5309?

#1C5309 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Donegal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C5309?

The RGB value is 28, 83, 9: 28 red, 83 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C5309?

The complementary color is #400953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C5309?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C5309 color

#1C5309 rgb(28, 83, 9)

Shades of green

The hex color #1C5309 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 32.5% green and 3.5% blue (28, 83, 9).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 80% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Donegal Green (#115500), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#1C5309 color codes

HEX	`#1C5309`
RGB	`rgb(28, 83, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 32.5%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 80%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 89%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 89%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.53, -32.3, 34.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.53, 47.16, 133.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.621, 6.453, 1.313)`
Decimal	`1856265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C5309, 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 #1C5309	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C5309 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #1C5309 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c5309; }
.text { color: #1c5309; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c5309; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 83 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c5309, #09531b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #1C5309?: #1C5309 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Donegal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C5309?: The RGB value is 28, 83, 9: 28 red, 83 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C5309?: The complementary color is #400953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C5309?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.