What color is #1C6579?

#1C6579 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Teal With It. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C6579?

The RGB value is 28, 101, 121: 28 red, 101 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C6579?

The complementary color is #79301C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C6579?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C6579 color

#1C6579 rgb(28, 101, 121)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1C6579 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 39.6% green and 47.5% blue (28, 101, 121).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 62% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Teal With It (#01697A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#1C6579 color codes

HEX	`#1C6579`
RGB	`rgb(28, 101, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 39.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 62%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 77%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 17%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.47, -14.77, -17.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.47, 22.95, 229.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.582, 10.934, 19.744)`
Decimal	`1860985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C6579, 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 #1C6579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#1C6579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #1C6579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c6579; }
.text { color: #1c6579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c6579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 101 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c6579, #1c3779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #1C6579?: #1C6579 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Teal With It. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C6579?: The RGB value is 28, 101, 121: 28 red, 101 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C6579?: The complementary color is #79301C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C6579?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.