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Recognised as Colour

#1C282A

  • #1C282A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#1C282A is a cyan with RGB values 28, 40, 42 and HSL 189°, 20%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#1C282A#1C282A
HEX#1C282A
RGBrgb(28, 40, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.1569, 0.1647
RGB percentages11%, 15.7%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(188.6, 20%, 13.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.6, 33.3%, 16.5%)
CMYK33.3%, 4.8%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,845,290
CSS custom property--colour: #1C282A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness37.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.15:1
Contrast with white15.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#E3D7D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#26272Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#24252Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#172929no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.7Dim grey · ΔE 29.8Slate grey · ΔE 38.5Gray · ΔE 38.8Teal · ΔE 41.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A1E1C
Analogous#1C2A25, #1C212A
Triadic#2A1C28, #282A1C
Split complementary#2A1C21, #2A251C
Tetradic#251C2A, #2A1E1C, #212A1C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#719AA1
Lighter +30%#597F86
Lighter +20%#456267
Lighter +10%#304549
Darker −10%#080B0B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#132E33
Less saturated −25%#232323

Channel breakdown

R28
G40
B42
Red28 (11%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue188.57°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness13.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1C · G 28 · B 2A

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