What color is #1C032E?

#1C032E is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Coal Mine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C032E?

The RGB value is 28, 3, 46: 28 red, 3 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C032E?

The complementary color is #152E03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C032E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C032E color

#1C032E rgb(28, 3, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C032E is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 1.2% green and 18% blue (28, 3, 46).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 88% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 93% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Coal Mine (#220033), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.06:1).

#1C032E color codes

HEX	`#1C032E`
RGB	`rgb(28, 3, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 1.2%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 88%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 93%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 93%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.6, 20.93, -22.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.6, 30.58, 313.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.004, 0.509, 2.63)`
Decimal	`1835822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C032E, 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 #1C032E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C032E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #1C032E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c032e; }
.text { color: #1c032e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c032e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 3 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c032e, #2e032a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1C032E?: #1C032E is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Coal Mine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C032E?: The RGB value is 28, 3, 46: 28 red, 3 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C032E?: The complementary color is #152E03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C032E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.