What color is #1C375D?

#1C375D is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Nautilus. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C375D?

The RGB value is 28, 55, 93: 28 red, 55 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C375D?

The complementary color is #5D421C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C375D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C375D color

#1C375D rgb(28, 55, 93)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1C375D is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 21.6% green and 36.5% blue (28, 55, 93).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 54% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Nautilus (#273C5A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.97:1).

#1C375D color codes

HEX	`#1C375D`
RGB	`rgb(28, 55, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 21.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 54%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 70%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 41%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.89, 3.63, -25.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.89, 26.01, 278.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.82, 3.769, 10.88)`
Decimal	`1849181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C375D, 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 #1C375D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C375D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #1C375D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c375d; }
.text { color: #1c375d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c375d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 55 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c375d, #221c5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #1C375D?: #1C375D is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Nautilus. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C375D?: The RGB value is 28, 55, 93: 28 red, 55 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C375D?: The complementary color is #5D421C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C375D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.