What color is #1C6D65?

#1C6D65 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pine Scented Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C6D65?

The RGB value is 28, 109, 101: 28 red, 109 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C6D65?

The complementary color is #6D1C24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C6D65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C6D65 color

#1C6D65 rgb(28, 109, 101)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1C6D65 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 42.7% green and 39.6% blue (28, 109, 101).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 59% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Pine Scented Lagoon (#066F6C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#1C6D65 color codes

HEX	`#1C6D65`
RGB	`rgb(28, 109, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 42.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 59%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 74%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 7%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.41, -25.67, -2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.41, 25.79, 185.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.295, 12.123, 14.212)`
Decimal	`1863013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C6D65, 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 #1C6D65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#1C6D65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #1C6D65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c6d65; }
.text { color: #1c6d65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c6d65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 109 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c6d65, #1c4c6d); }

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Questions

What color is #1C6D65?: #1C6D65 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pine Scented Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C6D65?: The RGB value is 28, 109, 101: 28 red, 109 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C6D65?: The complementary color is #6D1C24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C6D65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.