What color is #1C625F?

#1C625F is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C625F?

The RGB value is 28, 98, 95: 28 red, 98 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C625F?

The complementary color is #621C1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C625F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C625F color

#1C625F rgb(28, 98, 95)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1C625F is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 38.4% green and 37.3% blue (28, 98, 95).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 56% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Forest (#28615D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#1C625F color codes

HEX	`#1C625F`
RGB	`rgb(28, 98, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 38.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 56%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 71%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 3%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.5, -21.89, -4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.5, 22.36, 191.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.911, 9.808, 12.353)`
Decimal	`1860191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C625F, 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 #1C625F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C625F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #1C625F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c625f; }
.text { color: #1c625f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c625f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 98 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c625f, #1c4262); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #1C625F?: #1C625F is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C625F?: The RGB value is 28, 98, 95: 28 red, 98 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C625F?: The complementary color is #621C1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C625F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.