What color is #1C163C?

#1C163C is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C163C?

The RGB value is 28, 22, 60: 28 red, 22 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C163C?

The complementary color is #363C16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C163C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C163C color

#1C163C rgb(28, 22, 60)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C163C is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 8.6% green and 23.5% blue (28, 22, 60).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 46% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.08:1).

#1C163C color codes

HEX	`#1C163C`
RGB	`rgb(28, 22, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 8.6%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 46%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 63%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 63%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.16, 14.88, -23.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.16, 27.89, 302.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.581, 1.147, 4.412)`
Decimal	`1840700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C163C, 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 #1C163C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C163C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #1C163C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c163c; }
.text { color: #1c163c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c163c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 22 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c163c, #2f163c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1C163C?: #1C163C is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C163C?: The RGB value is 28, 22, 60: 28 red, 22 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C163C?: The complementary color is #363C16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C163C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.