What color is #1C3156?

#1C3156 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C3156?

The RGB value is 28, 49, 86: 28 red, 49 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C3156?

The complementary color is #56411C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C3156?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C3156 color

#1C3156 rgb(28, 49, 86)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1C3156 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 19.2% green and 33.7% blue (28, 49, 86).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 51% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

#1C3156 color codes

HEX	`#1C3156`
RGB	`rgb(28, 49, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 19.2%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 51%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 67%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 43%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.5, 5.07, -24.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.5, 25.44, 281.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.256, 3.115, 9.232)`
Decimal	`1847638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C3156, 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 #1C3156	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C3156 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #1C3156 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c3156; }
.text { color: #1c3156; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c3156; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 49 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c3156, #241c56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #1C3156?: #1C3156 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C3156?: The RGB value is 28, 49, 86: 28 red, 49 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C3156?: The complementary color is #56411C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C3156?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.