What color is #1C2A30?

#1C2A30 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 #1C2A30?

The RGB value is 28, 42, 48: 28 red, 42 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C2A30?

The complementary color is #30221C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C2A30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C2A30 color

#1C2A30 rgb(28, 42, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C2A30 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 16.5% green and 18.8% blue (28, 42, 48).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 26% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.76:1).

#1C2A30 color codes

HEX	`#1C2A30`
RGB	`rgb(28, 42, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 16.5%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 26%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 42%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 13%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.09, -4.04, -5.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.09, 7.07, 235.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.84, 2.116, 3.107)`
Decimal	`1845808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C2A30, 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 #1C2A30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C2A30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.76:1	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 #1C2A30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c2a30; }
.text { color: #1c2a30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c2a30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 42 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c2a30, #1c2030); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1C2A30?: #1C2A30 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 #1C2A30?: The RGB value is 28, 42, 48: 28 red, 42 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C2A30?: The complementary color is #30221C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C2A30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.