What color is #1C272F?

#1C272F is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C272F?

The RGB value is 28, 39, 47: 28 red, 39 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C272F?

The complementary color is #2F241C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C272F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C272F color

#1C272F rgb(28, 39, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C272F is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 15.3% green and 18.4% blue (28, 39, 47).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 25% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.21:1).

#1C272F color codes

HEX	`#1C272F`
RGB	`rgb(28, 39, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 15.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 25%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 40%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 17%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.97, -2.29, -6.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.97, 7.15, 251.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.717, 1.903, 2.966)`
Decimal	`1845039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C272F, 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 #1C272F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C272F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #1C272F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c272f; }
.text { color: #1c272f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c272f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 39 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c272f, #1c1d2f); }

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Questions

What color is #1C272F?: #1C272F is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C272F?: The RGB value is 28, 39, 47: 28 red, 39 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C272F?: The complementary color is #2F241C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C272F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.