What color is #1C343F?

#1C343F is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Into the Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C343F?

The RGB value is 28, 52, 63: 28 red, 52 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C343F?

The complementary color is #3F271C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C343F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C343F color

#1C343F rgb(28, 52, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1C343F is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 20.4% green and 24.7% blue (28, 52, 63).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 38% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Into the Night (#1E3642), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.02:1).

#1C343F color codes

HEX	`#1C343F`
RGB	`rgb(28, 52, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 20.4%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 38%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 56%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 17%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.29, -5.69, -9.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.29, 11.32, 239.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.604, 3.062, 5.155)`
Decimal	`1848383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C343F, 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 #1C343F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C343F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #1C343F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c343f; }
.text { color: #1c343f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c343f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 52 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c343f, #1c223f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1C343F?: #1C343F is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Into the Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C343F?: The RGB value is 28, 52, 63: 28 red, 52 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C343F?: The complementary color is #3F271C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C343F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.