What color is #1C2146?

#1C2146 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C2146?

The RGB value is 28, 33, 70: 28 red, 33 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C2146?

The complementary color is #46411C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C2146?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C2146 color

#1C2146 rgb(28, 33, 70)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1C2146 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 12.9% green and 27.5% blue (28, 33, 70).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 43% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.49:1).

#1C2146 color codes

HEX	`#1C2146`
RGB	`rgb(28, 33, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 12.9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 43%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 60%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 53%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.27, 10.45, -24.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.27, 26.2, 293.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.128, 1.777, 6.024)`
Decimal	`1843526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C2146, 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 #1C2146	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C2146 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #1C2146 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c2146; }
.text { color: #1c2146; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c2146; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 33 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c2146, #2c1c46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1C2146?: #1C2146 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C2146?: The RGB value is 28, 33, 70: 28 red, 33 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C2146?: The complementary color is #46411C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C2146?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.