What color is #1C2839?

#1C2839 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C2839?

The RGB value is 28, 40, 57: 28 red, 40 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C2839?

The complementary color is #392D1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C2839?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C2839 color

#1C2839 rgb(28, 40, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1C2839 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 15.7% green and 22.4% blue (28, 40, 57).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 34% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark (#1B2431), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.87:1).

#1C2839 color codes

HEX	`#1C2839`
RGB	`rgb(28, 40, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 15.7%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 34%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 51%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 30%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.8, 0.42, -12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.8, 12.56, 271.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.976, 2.06, 4.164)`
Decimal	`1845305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C2839, 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 #1C2839	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C2839 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #1C2839 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c2839; }
.text { color: #1c2839; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c2839; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 40 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c2839, #1f1c39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #1C2839?: #1C2839 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C2839?: The RGB value is 28, 40, 57: 28 red, 40 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C2839?: The complementary color is #392D1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C2839?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.