What color is #1C5D50?

#1C5D50 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Philodendron. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C5D50?

The RGB value is 28, 93, 80: 28 red, 93 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C5D50?

The complementary color is #5D1C29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C5D50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C5D50 color

#1C5D50 rgb(28, 93, 80)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1C5D50 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 36.5% green and 31.4% blue (28, 93, 80).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 54% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Philodendron (#116356), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#1C5D50 color codes

HEX	`#1C5D50`
RGB	`rgb(28, 93, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 36.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 54%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 70%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 14%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.31, -23.86, 1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.31, 23.9, 176.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.841, 8.654, 8.95)`
Decimal	`1858896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C5D50, 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 #1C5D50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C5D50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #1C5D50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c5d50; }
.text { color: #1c5d50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c5d50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 93 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c5d50, #1c4a5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #1C5D50?: #1C5D50 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Philodendron. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C5D50?: The RGB value is 28, 93, 80: 28 red, 93 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C5D50?: The complementary color is #5D1C29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C5D50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.