What color is #1C252C?

#1C252C is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C252C?

The RGB value is 28, 37, 44: 28 red, 37 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C252C?

The complementary color is #2C231C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C252C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C252C color

#1C252C rgb(28, 37, 44)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C252C is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 14.5% green and 17.3% blue (28, 37, 44).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 22% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.55:1).

#1C252C color codes

HEX	`#1C252C`
RGB	`rgb(28, 37, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 14.5%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 22%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 36%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 16%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.13, -1.85, -5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.13, 6.2, 252.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.595, 1.752, 2.636)`
Decimal	`1844524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C252C, 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 #1C252C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C252C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #1C252C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c252c; }
.text { color: #1c252c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c252c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 37 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c252c, #1c1d2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1C252C?: #1C252C is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C252C?: The RGB value is 28, 37, 44: 28 red, 37 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C252C?: The complementary color is #2C231C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C252C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.