What color is #1CB83C?

#1CB83C is a moderate green, closest to the named color Toxic Sludge. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1CB83C?

The RGB value is 28, 184, 60: 28 red, 184 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1CB83C?

The complementary color is #B81C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1CB83C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1CB83C color

#1CB83C rgb(28, 184, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #1CB83C is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 72.2% green and 23.5% blue (28, 184, 60).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 74% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Toxic Sludge (#00BB33), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#1CB83C color codes

HEX	`#1CB83C`
RGB	`rgb(28, 184, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 72.2%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 74%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 85%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 0%, 67%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.63, -62.45, 50.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.63, 80.26, 141.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.434, 34.852, 10.03)`
Decimal	`1882172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1CB83C, 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 #1CB83C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#1CB83C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	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 #1CB83C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1cb83c; }
.text { color: #1cb83c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1cb83c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 184 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1cb83c, #1cb88a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #1CB83C?: #1CB83C is a moderate green, closest to the named color Toxic Sludge. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1CB83C?: The RGB value is 28, 184, 60: 28 red, 184 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1CB83C?: The complementary color is #B81C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1CB83C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.