What color is #1C3130?

#1C3130 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 #1C3130?

The RGB value is 28, 49, 48: 28 red, 49 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C3130?

The complementary color is #311C1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C3130?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C3130 color

#1C3130 rgb(28, 49, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C3130 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 19.2% green and 18.8% blue (28, 49, 48).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 27% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#1C3130 color codes

HEX	`#1C3130`
RGB	`rgb(28, 49, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 19.2%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 27%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 43%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 2%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.61, -8.66, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.61, 8.89, 193.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.111, 2.657, 3.197)`
Decimal	`1847600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C3130, 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 #1C3130	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C3130 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #1C3130 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c3130; }
.text { color: #1c3130; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c3130; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 49 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c3130, #1c2831); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1C3130?: #1C3130 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 #1C3130?: The RGB value is 28, 49, 48: 28 red, 49 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C3130?: The complementary color is #311C1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C3130?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.