What color is #1C4D8F?

#1C4D8F is a dark, moderate azure known as Dancing Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dancing Sea?

The RGB value is 28, 77, 143: 28 red, 77 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dancing Sea?

The complementary color is #8F5E1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C4D8F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dancing Sea color: hex code #1C4D8F

#1C4D8F rgb(28, 77, 143)

Shades of blue

Dancing Sea has the hex code #1C4D8F. It is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 30.2% green and 56.1% blue (28, 77, 143).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 67% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

Dancing Sea (#1C4D8F) color codes

HEX	`#1C4D8F`
RGB	`rgb(28, 77, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 30.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 67%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 80%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 46%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33, 8.73, -41.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33, 42.1, 281.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.089, 7.537, 27.01)`
Decimal	`1854863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dancing Sea, 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 #1C4D8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C4D8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #1C4D8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c4d8f; }
.text { color: #1c4d8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c4d8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 77 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c4d8f, #241c8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

See #1C4D8F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1C4D8F?: #1C4D8F is a dark, moderate azure known as Dancing Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dancing Sea?: The RGB value is 28, 77, 143: 28 red, 77 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dancing Sea?: The complementary color is #8F5E1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C4D8F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.