What color is #1C345A?

#1C345A is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C345A?

The RGB value is 28, 52, 90: 28 red, 52 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C345A?

The complementary color is #5A421C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C345A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C345A color

#1C345A rgb(28, 52, 90)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1C345A is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 20.4% green and 35.3% blue (28, 52, 90).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 53% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Marine (#042E60), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#1C345A color codes

HEX	`#1C345A`
RGB	`rgb(28, 52, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 20.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 53%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 69%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 42%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.73, 4.54, -25.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.73, 26.03, 280.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.552, 3.441, 10.148)`
Decimal	`1848410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C345A, 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 #1C345A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C345A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #1C345A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c345a; }
.text { color: #1c345a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c345a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 52 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c345a, #231c5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #1C345A?: #1C345A is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C345A?: The RGB value is 28, 52, 90: 28 red, 52 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C345A?: The complementary color is #5A421C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C345A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.