What color is #1C3234?

#1C3234 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C3234?

The RGB value is 28, 50, 52: 28 red, 50 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C3234?

The complementary color is #341E1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C3234?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C3234 color

#1C3234 rgb(28, 50, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C3234 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 19.6% green and 20.4% blue (28, 50, 52).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 30% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#1C3234 color codes

HEX	`#1C3234`
RGB	`rgb(28, 50, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 19.6%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 30%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 46%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 4%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.12, -8.06, -4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.12, 9.01, 206.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.239, 2.776, 3.666)`
Decimal	`1847860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C3234, 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 #1C3234	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C3234 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #1C3234 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c3234; }
.text { color: #1c3234; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c3234; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 50 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c3234, #1c2634); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1C3234?: #1C3234 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C3234?: The RGB value is 28, 50, 52: 28 red, 50 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C3234?: The complementary color is #341E1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C3234?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.