What color is #1C2730?

#1C2730 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 #1C2730?

The RGB value is 28, 39, 48: 28 red, 39 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C2730?

The complementary color is #30251C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C2730?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C2730 color

#1C2730 rgb(28, 39, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C2730 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 15.3% green and 18.8% blue (28, 39, 48).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 26% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.19:1).

#1C2730 color codes

HEX	`#1C2730`
RGB	`rgb(28, 39, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 15.3%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 26%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 42%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 19%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.01, -1.96, -7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.01, 7.68, 255.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.738, 1.911, 3.073)`
Decimal	`1845040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C2730, 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 #1C2730	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C2730 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.19:1	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 #1C2730 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c2730; }
.text { color: #1c2730; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c2730; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 39 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c2730, #1c1d30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1C2730?: #1C2730 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 #1C2730?: The RGB value is 28, 39, 48: 28 red, 39 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C2730?: The complementary color is #30251C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C2730?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.