What color is #1C2A2C?

#1C2A2C 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 #1C2A2C?

The RGB value is 28, 42, 44: 28 red, 42 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C2A2C?

The complementary color is #2C1E1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C2A2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C2A2C color

#1C2A2C rgb(28, 42, 44)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C2A2C is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 16.5% green and 17.3% blue (28, 42, 44).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 22% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#1C2A2C color codes

HEX	`#1C2A2C`
RGB	`rgb(28, 42, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 16.5%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 22%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 36%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 5%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.92, -5.29, -3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.92, 6.2, 211.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.761, 2.085, 2.692)`
Decimal	`1845804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C2A2C, 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 #1C2A2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C2A2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #1C2A2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c2a2c; }
.text { color: #1c2a2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c2a2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 42 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c2a2c, #1c222c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1C2A2C?: #1C2A2C 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 #1C2A2C?: The RGB value is 28, 42, 44: 28 red, 42 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C2A2C?: The complementary color is #2C1E1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C2A2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.