What color is #1C495D?

#1C495D is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Shadow of Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C495D?

The RGB value is 28, 73, 93: 28 red, 73 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C495D?

The complementary color is #5D301C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C495D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C495D color

#1C495D rgb(28, 73, 93)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1C495D is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 28.6% green and 36.5% blue (28, 73, 93).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 54% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Shadow of Night (#2A4F61), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#1C495D color codes

HEX	`#1C495D`
RGB	`rgb(28, 73, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 28.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 54%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 70%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 22%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.91, -8.28, -16.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.91, 18.32, 243.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.836, 5.802, 11.219)`
Decimal	`1853789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C495D, 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 #1C495D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C495D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #1C495D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c495d; }
.text { color: #1c495d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c495d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 73 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c495d, #1c295d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #1C495D?: #1C495D is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Shadow of Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C495D?: The RGB value is 28, 73, 93: 28 red, 73 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C495D?: The complementary color is #5D301C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C495D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.