What color is #1C2238?

#1C2238 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sombre Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C2238?

The RGB value is 28, 34, 56: 28 red, 34 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C2238?

The complementary color is #38321C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C2238?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C2238 color

#1C2238 rgb(28, 34, 56)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1C2238 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 13.3% green and 22% blue (28, 34, 56).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 33% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Sombre Night (#161E34), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.73:1).

#1C2238 color codes

HEX	`#1C2238`
RGB	`rgb(28, 34, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 13.3%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 33%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 50%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 39%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.69, 4.43, -15.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.69, 15.77, 286.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.765, 1.676, 3.971)`
Decimal	`1843768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C2238, 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 #1C2238	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C2238 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #1C2238 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c2238; }
.text { color: #1c2238; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c2238; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 34 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c2238, #241c38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1C2238?: #1C2238 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sombre Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C2238?: The RGB value is 28, 34, 56: 28 red, 34 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C2238?: The complementary color is #38321C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C2238?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.