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#1C9268 Color

#1C9268 is rgb(28, 146, 104) in RGB, hsl(159, 68%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 0%, 29%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brilliant Green 1621 (#009966), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1C9268
HEX#1C9268
RGBrgb(28, 146, 104)
HSLhsl(159, 68%, 34%)
HSVhsv(159, 81%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 29%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.119 163.2)
LABlab(53.71% -40.49 13.03)
LCHlch(53.71% 42.53 162.16)

What #1C9268 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #1C9268, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Brilliant Green 1621#009966ΔE 6.47Traffic Green#008754ΔE 7.06Sea Foam Green#2E8B57ΔE 7.39Spanish Viridian#007F5CΔE 7.82Paolo Veronese Green#009B7DΔE 8.19Green (NCS)#009F6BΔE 8.2

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#1C9268 Channel Values

How #1C9268 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 28 · G 146 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 68% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 81% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.92:1 vs white · 5.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1C9268 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #1C9268 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #1C9268

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1C9268; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#1C9268
Complementary
#921C45
Analogous
#1C922D
Analogous
#1C8092
Triadic
#681C92
Triadic
#92681C
Split comp.
#921C80
Split comp.
#922D1C

Tints & Shades of #1C9268

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#23B884
#31D89E
#58DFB0
#83E7C4
#A9EFD6
#D0F6E9

Shades

#18815C
#146B4D
#115A40
#0E4934
#0B3828
#072219

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #1C9268.

How #1C9268 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#1C9268
Protanopia#878768
Protanomaly#6C8B68
Deuteranopia#7A7A6B
Deuteranomaly#62856A
Tritanopia#318E8E
Tritanomaly#2A8F80
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #1C9268 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-1c9268: #1C9268;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1C9268;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1c9268': '#1C9268' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.110, green: 0.573, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_1c9268">#1C9268</color>
SVG fillfill="#1C9268"

More Green Colors

#1C9268 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#1C9268 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1C9268?

#1C9268 is a dark green — rgb(28, 146, 104) in RGB and hsl(159, 68%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brilliant Green 1621 (#009966), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.47.

What is the RGB value of #1C9268?

#1C9268 is rgb(28, 146, 104) — red 28, green 146, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1C9268?

#1C9268 converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 0%, 29%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1C9268 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #1C9268 scores 3.92:1 against white and 5.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1C9268 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1C9268 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 7.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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