What color is #1C3547?

#1C3547 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C3547?

The RGB value is 28, 53, 71: 28 red, 53 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C3547?

The complementary color is #472E1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C3547?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C3547 color

#1C3547 rgb(28, 53, 71)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1C3547 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 20.8% green and 27.8% blue (28, 53, 71).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 43% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Blue Whale (#1E3442), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.73:1).

#1C3547 color codes

HEX	`#1C3547`
RGB	`rgb(28, 53, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 20.8%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 43%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 61%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 25%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.01, -3.49, -14.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.01, 14.52, 256.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.889, 3.248, 6.435)`
Decimal	`1848647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C3547, 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 #1C3547	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C3547 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #1C3547 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c3547; }
.text { color: #1c3547; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c3547; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 53 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c3547, #1c2047); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #1C3547?: #1C3547 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C3547?: The RGB value is 28, 53, 71: 28 red, 53 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C3547?: The complementary color is #472E1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C3547?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.