What color is #1C3442?

#1C3442 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 #1C3442?

The RGB value is 28, 52, 66: 28 red, 52 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C3442?

The complementary color is #422A1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C3442?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C3442 color

#1C3442 rgb(28, 52, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1C3442 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 20.4% green and 25.9% blue (28, 52, 66).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 40% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Blue Whale (#1E3442), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.97:1).

#1C3442 color codes

HEX	`#1C3442`
RGB	`rgb(28, 52, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 20.4%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 40%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 58%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 21%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.42, -4.63, -11.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.42, 12.51, 248.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.69, 3.096, 5.609)`
Decimal	`1848386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C3442, 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 #1C3442	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C3442 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.97:1	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 #1C3442 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c3442; }
.text { color: #1c3442; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c3442; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 52 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c3442, #1c2142); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1C3442?: #1C3442 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 #1C3442?: The RGB value is 28, 52, 66: 28 red, 52 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C3442?: The complementary color is #422A1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C3442?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.