What color is #1C2A55?

#1C2A55 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Space Cadet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C2A55?

The RGB value is 28, 42, 85: 28 red, 42 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C2A55?

The complementary color is #55471C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C2A55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C2A55 color

#1C2A55 rgb(28, 42, 85)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1C2A55 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 16.5% green and 33.3% blue (28, 42, 85).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 50% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Space Cadet (#1D2951), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.89:1).

#1C2A55 color codes

HEX	`#1C2A55`
RGB	`rgb(28, 42, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 16.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 50%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 67%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 51%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.18, 9.73, -27.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.18, 29.61, 289.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.946, 2.558, 8.931)`
Decimal	`1845845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C2A55, 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 #1C2A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C2A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #1C2A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c2a55; }
.text { color: #1c2a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c2a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 42 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c2a55, #2b1c55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1C2A55?: #1C2A55 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Space Cadet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C2A55?: The RGB value is 28, 42, 85: 28 red, 42 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C2A55?: The complementary color is #55471C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C2A55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.