What color is #1CB9F0?

#1CB9F0 is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Blue Bikini. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1CB9F0?

The RGB value is 28, 185, 240: 28 red, 185 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1CB9F0?

The complementary color is #F0531C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1CB9F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1CB9F0 color

#1CB9F0 rgb(28, 185, 240)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1CB9F0 is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 72.5% green and 94.1% blue (28, 185, 240).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 88% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Blue Bikini (#00BBEE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#1CB9F0 color codes

HEX	`#1CB9F0`
RGB	`rgb(28, 185, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 72.5%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 88%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 88%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 23%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.34, -18.78, -37.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.34, 42.27, 243.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.549, 41.232, 88.611)`
Decimal	`1882608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1CB9F0, 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 #1CB9F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#1CB9F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	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 #1CB9F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1cb9f0; }
.text { color: #1cb9f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1cb9f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 185 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1cb9f0, #1c4ff0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1CB9F0?: #1CB9F0 is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Blue Bikini. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1CB9F0?: The RGB value is 28, 185, 240: 28 red, 185 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1CB9F0?: The complementary color is #F0531C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1CB9F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.