What color is #1C302F?

#1C302F is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C302F?

The RGB value is 28, 48, 47: 28 red, 48 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C302F?

The complementary color is #301C1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C302F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C302F color

#1C302F rgb(28, 48, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C302F is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 18.8% green and 18.4% blue (28, 48, 47).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 26% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.88:1).

#1C302F color codes

HEX	`#1C302F`
RGB	`rgb(28, 48, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 18.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 26%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 42%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 2%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.21, -8.32, -1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.21, 8.54, 193.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.049, 2.566, 3.076)`
Decimal	`1847343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C302F, 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 #1C302F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C302F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.88:1	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 #1C302F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c302f; }
.text { color: #1c302f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c302f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 48 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c302f, #1c2730); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1C302F?: #1C302F is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C302F?: The RGB value is 28, 48, 47: 28 red, 48 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C302F?: The complementary color is #301C1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C302F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.