What color is #1C5731?

#1C5731 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C5731?

The RGB value is 28, 87, 49: 28 red, 87 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C5731?

The complementary color is #571C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C5731?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C5731 color

#1C5731 rgb(28, 87, 49)

Shades of green

The hex color #1C5731 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 34.1% green and 19.2% blue (28, 87, 49).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 51% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#1C5731 color codes

HEX	`#1C5731`
RGB	`rgb(28, 87, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 34.1%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 51%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 68%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 44%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.45, -28.73, 16.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.45, 33.19, 149.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.441, 7.285, 4.077)`
Decimal	`1857329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C5731, 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 #1C5731	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C5731 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #1C5731 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c5731; }
.text { color: #1c5731; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c5731; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 87 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c5731, #1c574e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #1C5731?: #1C5731 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C5731?: The RGB value is 28, 87, 49: 28 red, 87 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C5731?: The complementary color is #571C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C5731?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.