What color is #1C766B?

#1C766B 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 #1C766B?

The RGB value is 28, 118, 107: 28 red, 118 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C766B?

The complementary color is #761C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C766B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C766B color

#1C766B rgb(28, 118, 107)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1C766B is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 46.3% green and 42% blue (28, 118, 107).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 62% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Pine Green (#01796F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#1C766B color codes

HEX	`#1C766B`
RGB	`rgb(28, 118, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 46.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 62%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 76%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 9%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.61, -28.31, -1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.61, 28.35, 182.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.61, 14.264, 16.154)`
Decimal	`1865323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C766B, 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 #1C766B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#1C766B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #1C766B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c766b; }
.text { color: #1c766b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c766b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 118 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c766b, #1c5476); }

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Questions

What color is #1C766B?: #1C766B 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 #1C766B?: The RGB value is 28, 118, 107: 28 red, 118 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C766B?: The complementary color is #761C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C766B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.