What color is #1C2940?

#1C2940 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C2940?

The RGB value is 28, 41, 64: 28 red, 41 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C2940?

The complementary color is #40331C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C2940?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C2940 color

#1C2940 rgb(28, 41, 64)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1C2940 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 16.1% green and 25.1% blue (28, 41, 64).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 39% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Darkness (#1C2841), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.58:1).

#1C2940 color codes

HEX	`#1C2940`
RGB	`rgb(28, 41, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 16.1%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 39%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 56%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 36%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.52, 2.27, -16.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.52, 16.46, 277.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.197, 2.203, 5.159)`
Decimal	`1845568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C2940, 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 #1C2940	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C2940 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #1C2940 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c2940; }
.text { color: #1c2940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c2940; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 41 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c2940, #211c40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1C2940?: #1C2940 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C2940?: The RGB value is 28, 41, 64: 28 red, 41 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C2940?: The complementary color is #40331C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C2940?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.