What color is #1C531C?

#1C531C is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mysterious Mixture. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C531C?

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

What is the complementary color of #1C531C?

The complementary color is #531C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C531C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C531C color

#1C531C rgb(28, 83, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #1C531C is a dark, desaturated green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 50% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Mixture (#0F521A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#1C531C color codes

HEX	`#1C531C`
RGB	`rgb(28, 83, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 32.5%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 50%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 66%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 66%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.68, -30.52, 26.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.68, 40.33, 139.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.782, 6.517, 2.157)`
Decimal	`1856284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C531C, 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 #1C531C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C531C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #1C531C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c531c; }
.text { color: #1c531c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c531c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 83 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c531c, #1c5338); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #1C531C?: #1C531C is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mysterious Mixture. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C531C?: The RGB value is 28, 83, 28: 28 red, 83 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C531C?: The complementary color is #531C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C531C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.