What color is #1C242C?

#1C242C is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C242C?

The RGB value is 28, 36, 44: 28 red, 36 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C242C?

The complementary color is #2C241C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C242C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C242C color

#1C242C rgb(28, 36, 44)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C242C is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 14.1% green and 17.3% blue (28, 36, 44).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 22% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Infinity (#222831), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.69:1).

#1C242C color codes

HEX	`#1C242C`
RGB	`rgb(28, 36, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 14.1%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 22%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 36%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 18%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.77, -1.14, -6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.77, 6.56, 259.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.564, 1.69, 2.626)`
Decimal	`1844268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C242C, 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 #1C242C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C242C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.69:1	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 #1C242C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c242c; }
.text { color: #1c242c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c242c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 36 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c242c, #1c1c2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1C242C?: #1C242C is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C242C?: The RGB value is 28, 36, 44: 28 red, 36 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C242C?: The complementary color is #2C241C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C242C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.