What color is #1C1D34?

#1C1D34 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C1D34?

The RGB value is 28, 29, 52: 28 red, 29 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C1D34?

The complementary color is #34331C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C1D34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C1D34 color

#1C1D34 rgb(28, 29, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C1D34 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 11.4% green and 20.4% blue (28, 29, 52).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 30% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.47:1).

#1C1D34 color codes

HEX	`#1C1D34`
RGB	`rgb(28, 29, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 11.4%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 30%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 46%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 44%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.78, 6.72, -15.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.78, 16.7, 293.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.538, 1.373, 3.432)`
Decimal	`1842484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C1D34, 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 #1C1D34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C1D34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #1C1D34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c1d34; }
.text { color: #1c1d34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c1d34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 29 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c1d34, #271c34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1C1D34?: #1C1D34 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C1D34?: The RGB value is 28, 29, 52: 28 red, 29 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C1D34?: The complementary color is #34331C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C1D34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.