What color is #1C353E?

#1C353E is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Astral Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C353E?

The RGB value is 28, 53, 62: 28 red, 53 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C353E?

The complementary color is #3E251C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C353E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C353E color

#1C353E rgb(28, 53, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1C353E is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 20.8% green and 24.3% blue (28, 53, 62).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 38% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Astral Nomad (#203943), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.9:1).

#1C353E color codes

HEX	`#1C353E`
RGB	`rgb(28, 53, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 20.8%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 38%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 55%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 15%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.6, -6.69, -8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.6, 10.92, 232.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.621, 3.141, 5.025)`
Decimal	`1848638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C353E, 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 #1C353E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C353E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #1C353E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c353e; }
.text { color: #1c353e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c353e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 53 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c353e, #1c243e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1C353E?: #1C353E is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Astral Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C353E?: The RGB value is 28, 53, 62: 28 red, 53 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C353E?: The complementary color is #3E251C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C353E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.