What color is #1C575C?

#1C575C is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C575C?

The RGB value is 28, 87, 92: 28 red, 87 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C575C?

The complementary color is #5C211C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C575C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C575C color

#1C575C rgb(28, 87, 92)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1C575C is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 34.1% green and 36.1% blue (28, 87, 92).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 53% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Diver (#255C61), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#1C575C color codes

HEX	`#1C575C`
RGB	`rgb(28, 87, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 34.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 53%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 70%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 5%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.64, -16.9, -8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.64, 18.91, 206.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.818, 7.835, 11.329)`
Decimal	`1857372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C575C, 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 #1C575C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C575C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #1C575C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c575c; }
.text { color: #1c575c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c575c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 87 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c575c, #1c375c); }

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Questions

What color is #1C575C?: #1C575C is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C575C?: The RGB value is 28, 87, 92: 28 red, 87 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C575C?: The complementary color is #5C211C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C575C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.