What color is #1C3F44?

#1C3F44 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C3F44?

The RGB value is 28, 63, 68: 28 red, 63 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C3F44?

The complementary color is #44211C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C3F44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C3F44 color

#1C3F44 rgb(28, 63, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1C3F44 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 24.7% green and 26.7% blue (28, 63, 68).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 42% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#1C3F44 color codes

HEX	`#1C3F44`
RGB	`rgb(28, 63, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 24.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 42%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 59%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 7%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.38, -10.96, -6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.38, 12.97, 212.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.299, 4.219, 6.108)`
Decimal	`1851204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C3F44, 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 #1C3F44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C3F44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #1C3F44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c3f44; }
.text { color: #1c3f44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c3f44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 63 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c3f44, #1c2b44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #1C3F44?: #1C3F44 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C3F44?: The RGB value is 28, 63, 68: 28 red, 63 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C3F44?: The complementary color is #44211C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C3F44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.