What color is #1C5338?

#1C5338 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C5338?

The RGB value is 28, 83, 56: 28 red, 83 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C5338?

The complementary color is #531C37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C5338?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C5338 color

#1C5338 rgb(28, 83, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #1C5338 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 32.5% green and 22% blue (28, 83, 56).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 50% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#1C5338 color codes

HEX	`#1C5338`
RGB	`rgb(28, 83, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 32.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 50%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 66%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 33%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.16, -25.3, 10.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.16, 27.43, 157.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.286, 6.718, 4.812)`
Decimal	`1856312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C5338, 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 #1C5338	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C5338 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #1C5338 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c5338; }
.text { color: #1c5338; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c5338; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 83 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c5338, #1c5353); }

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Questions

What color is #1C5338?: #1C5338 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C5338?: The RGB value is 28, 83, 56: 28 red, 83 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C5338?: The complementary color is #531C37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C5338?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.