What color is #1C3241?

#1C3241 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C3241?

The RGB value is 28, 50, 65: 28 red, 50 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C3241?

The complementary color is #412B1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C3241?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C3241 color

#1C3241 rgb(28, 50, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1C3241 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 19.6% green and 25.5% blue (28, 50, 65).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 40% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Blue Whale (#1E3442), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.27:1).

#1C3241 color codes

HEX	`#1C3241`
RGB	`rgb(28, 50, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 19.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 40%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 57%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 23%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.68, -3.65, -12.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.68, 12.62, 253.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.573, 2.91, 5.426)`
Decimal	`1847873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C3241, 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 #1C3241	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C3241 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #1C3241 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c3241; }
.text { color: #1c3241; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c3241; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 50 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c3241, #1c1f41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1C3241?: #1C3241 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C3241?: The RGB value is 28, 50, 65: 28 red, 50 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C3241?: The complementary color is #412B1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C3241?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.