What color is #1C3145?

#1C3145 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C3145?

The RGB value is 28, 49, 69: 28 red, 49 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C3145?

The complementary color is #45301C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C3145?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C3145 color

#1C3145 rgb(28, 49, 69)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1C3145 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 19.2% green and 27.1% blue (28, 49, 69).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 42% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Stars (#0B334D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.34:1).

#1C3145 color codes

HEX	`#1C3145`
RGB	`rgb(28, 49, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 19.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 42%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 59%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 29%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.53, -1.5, -15.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.53, 15.11, 264.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.651, 2.873, 6.044)`
Decimal	`1847621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C3145, 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 #1C3145	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C3145 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #1C3145 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c3145; }
.text { color: #1c3145; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c3145; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 49 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c3145, #1c1d45); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1C3145?: #1C3145 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C3145?: The RGB value is 28, 49, 69: 28 red, 49 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C3145?: The complementary color is #45301C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C3145?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.