What color is #1C454E?

#1C454E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C454E?

The RGB value is 28, 69, 78: 28 red, 69 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C454E?

The complementary color is #4E251C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C454E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C454E color

#1C454E rgb(28, 69, 78)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1C454E is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 27.1% green and 30.6% blue (28, 69, 78).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 47% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Waters (#27454A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#1C454E color codes

HEX	`#1C454E`
RGB	`rgb(28, 69, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 27.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 47%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 64%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 12%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.88, -11.2, -9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.88, 14.83, 220.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.982, 5.053, 7.972)`
Decimal	`1852750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C454E, 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 #1C454E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C454E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #1C454E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c454e; }
.text { color: #1c454e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c454e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 69 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c454e, #1c2c4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #1C454E?: #1C454E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mysterious Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C454E?: The RGB value is 28, 69, 78: 28 red, 69 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C454E?: The complementary color is #4E251C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C454E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.