What color is #1C3837?

#1C3837 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C3837?

The RGB value is 28, 56, 55: 28 red, 56 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C3837?

The complementary color is #381C1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C3837?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C3837 color

#1C3837 rgb(28, 56, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1C3837 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 22% green and 21.6% blue (28, 56, 55).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 33% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.57:1).

#1C3837 color codes

HEX	`#1C3837`
RGB	`rgb(28, 56, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 22%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 33%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 50%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 2%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.4, -10.88, -2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.4, 11.21, 193.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.582, 3.351, 4.124)`
Decimal	`1849399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C3837, 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 #1C3837	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C3837 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #1C3837 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c3837; }
.text { color: #1c3837; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c3837; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 56 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c3837, #1c2b38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #1C3837?: #1C3837 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C3837?: The RGB value is 28, 56, 55: 28 red, 56 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C3837?: The complementary color is #381C1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C3837?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.