What color is #1C292B?

#1C292B is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C292B?

The RGB value is 28, 41, 43: 28 red, 41 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C292B?

The complementary color is #2B1E1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C292B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C292B color

#1C292B rgb(28, 41, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C292B is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 16.1% green and 16.9% blue (28, 41, 43).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 21% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.98:1).

#1C292B color codes

HEX	`#1C292B`
RGB	`rgb(28, 41, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 16.1%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 21%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 35%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 5%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.52, -4.92, -3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.52, 5.82, 212.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.708, 2.007, 2.582)`
Decimal	`1845547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C292B, 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 #1C292B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C292B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #1C292B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c292b; }
.text { color: #1c292b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c292b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 41 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c292b, #1c222b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1C292B?: #1C292B is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C292B?: The RGB value is 28, 41, 43: 28 red, 41 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C292B?: The complementary color is #2B1E1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C292B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.