What color is #1C202A?

#1C202A is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C202A?

The RGB value is 28, 32, 42: 28 red, 32 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C202A?

The complementary color is #2A261C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C202A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C202A color

#1C202A rgb(28, 32, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C202A is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 12.5% green and 16.5% blue (28, 32, 42).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 20% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Dark (#1B2431), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.29:1).

#1C202A color codes

HEX	`#1C202A`
RGB	`rgb(28, 32, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 12.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 20%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 33%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 24%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.27, 1.11, -7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.27, 7.38, 278.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.413, 1.447, 2.395)`
Decimal	`1843242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C202A, 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 #1C202A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C202A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.29:1	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 #1C202A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c202a; }
.text { color: #1c202a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c202a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 32 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c202a, #1f1c2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #1C202A?: #1C202A is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C202A?: The RGB value is 28, 32, 42: 28 red, 32 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C202A?: The complementary color is #2A261C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C202A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.