What color is #1C2349?

#1C2349 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Space Cadet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C2349?

The RGB value is 28, 35, 73: 28 red, 35 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C2349?

The complementary color is #49421C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C2349?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C2349 color

#1C2349 rgb(28, 35, 73)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1C2349 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 13.7% green and 28.6% blue (28, 35, 73).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 45% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Space Cadet (#1D2951), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.15:1).

#1C2349 color codes

HEX	`#1C2349`
RGB	`rgb(28, 35, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 13.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 45%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 62%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 52%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.11, 10.13, -24.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.11, 26.73, 292.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.282, 1.93, 6.554)`
Decimal	`1844041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C2349, 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 #1C2349	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C2349 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #1C2349 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c2349; }
.text { color: #1c2349; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c2349; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 35 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c2349, #2c1c49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1C2349?: #1C2349 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Space Cadet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C2349?: The RGB value is 28, 35, 73: 28 red, 35 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C2349?: The complementary color is #49421C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C2349?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.