Close to Emerald Green
#1C7521
#1C7521 is a dark, rich green, close to the color Emerald Green. In RGB it’s made of 11% red, 45.9% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 123°, with 61% saturation and 28% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #1C7521.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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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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3.62:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #1C7521 as they’d see it.
#1C7521 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 #1C7521
What color is #1C7521?
#1C7521 is a dark, rich green, close to the color Emerald Green. In RGB it’s made of 11% red, 45.9% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 123°, with 61% saturation and 28% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #1C7521 in RGB?
#1C7521 is rgb(28, 117, 33): 28 red, 117 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #1C7521 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(76, 0, 72, 54). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #1C7521?
PANTONE 348 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #1C7521?
Its complement #9D4196 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.