What color is #1C574F?

#1C574F is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C574F?

The RGB value is 28, 87, 79: 28 red, 87 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C574F?

The complementary color is #571C24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C574F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C574F color

#1C574F rgb(28, 87, 79)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1C574F is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 34.1% green and 31% blue (28, 87, 79).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 51% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Cape Verde (#01554F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#1C574F color codes

HEX	`#1C574F`
RGB	`rgb(28, 87, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 34.1%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 51%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 68%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 9%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.19, -21.05, -0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.19, 21.07, 182.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.298, 7.627, 8.589)`
Decimal	`1857359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C574F, 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 #1C574F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C574F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #1C574F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c574f; }
.text { color: #1c574f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c574f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 87 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c574f, #1c4157); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #1C574F?: #1C574F is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C574F?: The RGB value is 28, 87, 79: 28 red, 87 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C574F?: The complementary color is #571C24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C574F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.