What color is #1C4178?

#1C4178 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Aegean Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C4178?

The RGB value is 28, 65, 120: 28 red, 65 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C4178?

The complementary color is #78531C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C4178?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C4178 color

#1C4178 rgb(28, 65, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1C4178 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 25.5% green and 47.1% blue (28, 65, 120).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 62% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Aegean Blue (#1B416F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#1C4178 color codes

HEX	`#1C4178`
RGB	`rgb(28, 65, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 25.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 62%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 77%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 46%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.8, 7.59, -35.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.8, 36.07, 282.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.758, 5.383, 18.501)`
Decimal	`1851768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C4178, 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 #1C4178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C4178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #1C4178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c4178; }
.text { color: #1c4178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c4178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 65 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c4178, #251c78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #1C4178?: #1C4178 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Aegean Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C4178?: The RGB value is 28, 65, 120: 28 red, 65 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C4178?: The complementary color is #78531C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C4178?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.