What color is #1C263A?

#1C263A is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C263A?

The RGB value is 28, 38, 58: 28 red, 38 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C263A?

The complementary color is #3A301C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C263A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C263A color

#1C263A rgb(28, 38, 58)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1C263A is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 14.9% green and 22.7% blue (28, 38, 58).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 35% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Darkness (#1C2841), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.13:1).

#1C263A color codes

HEX	`#1C263A`
RGB	`rgb(28, 38, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 14.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 35%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 52%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 34%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.16, 2.22, -14.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.16, 14.42, 278.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.935, 1.938, 4.274)`
Decimal	`1844794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C263A, 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 #1C263A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C263A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.13:1	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 #1C263A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c263a; }
.text { color: #1c263a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c263a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 38 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c263a, #211c3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1C263A?: #1C263A is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C263A?: The RGB value is 28, 38, 58: 28 red, 38 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C263A?: The complementary color is #3A301C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C263A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.