What color is #1C7269?

#1C7269 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pine Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C7269?

The RGB value is 28, 114, 105: 28 red, 114 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C7269?

The complementary color is #721C25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C7269?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C7269 color

#1C7269 rgb(28, 114, 105)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1C7269 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 44.7% green and 41.2% blue (28, 114, 105).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 61% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Pine Green (#01796F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#1C7269 color codes

HEX	`#1C7269`
RGB	`rgb(28, 114, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 44.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 61%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 75%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 8%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.21, -26.95, -2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.21, 27.04, 184.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.045, 13.3, 15.452)`
Decimal	`1864297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C7269, 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 #1C7269	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#1C7269 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #1C7269 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c7269; }
.text { color: #1c7269; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c7269; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 114 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c7269, #1c5072); }

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Questions

What color is #1C7269?: #1C7269 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pine Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C7269?: The RGB value is 28, 114, 105: 28 red, 114 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C7269?: The complementary color is #721C25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C7269?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.