What color is #1C543C?

#1C543C is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C543C?

The RGB value is 28, 84, 60: 28 red, 84 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C543C?

The complementary color is #541C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C543C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C543C color

#1C543C rgb(28, 84, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #1C543C is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 32.9% green and 23.5% blue (28, 84, 60).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 50% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Evergreen (#125B49), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#1C543C color codes

HEX	`#1C543C`
RGB	`rgb(28, 84, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 32.9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 50%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 67%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 29%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.61, -24.81, 8.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.61, 26.3, 160.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.464, 6.913, 5.373)`
Decimal	`1856572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C543C, 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 #1C543C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C543C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #1C543C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c543c; }
.text { color: #1c543c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c543c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 84 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c543c, #1c5054); }

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Questions

What color is #1C543C?: #1C543C is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C543C?: The RGB value is 28, 84, 60: 28 red, 84 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C543C?: The complementary color is #541C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C543C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.