Close to Dark Teal
#1C4640
#1C4640 is a very dark, muted teal, close to the color Dark Teal. In RGB it’s made of 11% red, 27.5% green, and 25.1% blue. Its hue is 171°, with 43% saturation and 19% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #1C4640.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.00:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #1C4640 as they’d see it.
#1C4640 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #1C4640
What color is #1C4640?
#1C4640 is a very dark, muted teal, close to the color Dark Teal. In RGB it’s made of 11% red, 27.5% green, and 25.1% blue. Its hue is 171°, with 43% saturation and 19% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #1C4640 in RGB?
#1C4640 is rgb(28, 70, 64): 28 red, 70 green, and 64 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #1C4640 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(60, 0, 9, 73). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #1C4640?
PANTONE 3302 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #1C4640?
Its complement #583639 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.