What color is #1C1E38?

#1C1E38 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C1E38?

The RGB value is 28, 30, 56: 28 red, 30 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C1E38?

The complementary color is #38361C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C1E38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C1E38 color

#1C1E38 rgb(28, 30, 56)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1C1E38 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 11.8% green and 22% blue (28, 30, 56).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 33% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.25:1).

#1C1E38 color codes

HEX	`#1C1E38`
RGB	`rgb(28, 30, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 11.8%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 33%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 50%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 46%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.36, 7.41, -17.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.36, 18.76, 293.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.657, 1.461, 3.935)`
Decimal	`1842744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C1E38, 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 #1C1E38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C1E38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #1C1E38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c1e38; }
.text { color: #1c1e38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c1e38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 30 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c1e38, #281c38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1C1E38?: #1C1E38 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C1E38?: The RGB value is 28, 30, 56: 28 red, 30 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C1E38?: The complementary color is #38361C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C1E38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.