What color is #1C333B?

#1C333B is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Astral Nomad. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C333B?

The RGB value is 28, 51, 59: 28 red, 51 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C333B?

The complementary color is #3B241C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C333B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C333B color

#1C333B rgb(28, 51, 59)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C333B is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 20% green and 23.1% blue (28, 51, 59).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 36% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Astral Nomad (#203943), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.24:1).

#1C333B color codes

HEX	`#1C333B`
RGB	`rgb(28, 51, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 20%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 36%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 53%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 14%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.76, -6.41, -7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.76, 10.14, 230.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.452, 2.93, 4.573)`
Decimal	`1848123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C333B, 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 #1C333B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C333B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #1C333B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c333b; }
.text { color: #1c333b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c333b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 51 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c333b, #1c233b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1C333B?: #1C333B is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Astral Nomad. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C333B?: The RGB value is 28, 51, 59: 28 red, 51 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C333B?: The complementary color is #3B241C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C333B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.