What color is #1C262B?

#1C262B 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 #1C262B?

The RGB value is 28, 38, 43: 28 red, 38 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C262B?

The complementary color is #2B211C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C262B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C262B color

#1C262B rgb(28, 38, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C262B is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 14.9% green and 16.9% blue (28, 38, 43).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 21% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.42:1).

#1C262B color codes

HEX	`#1C262B`
RGB	`rgb(28, 38, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 14.9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 21%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 35%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 12%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.44, -2.86, -4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.44, 5.53, 238.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.608, 1.807, 2.549)`
Decimal	`1844779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C262B, 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 #1C262B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C262B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.42:1	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 #1C262B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c262b; }
.text { color: #1c262b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c262b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 38 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c262b, #1c1e2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1C262B?: #1C262B 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 #1C262B?: The RGB value is 28, 38, 43: 28 red, 38 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C262B?: The complementary color is #2B211C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C262B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.