Information about #011C2F color

#011C2F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #011C2F is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Full Saturation and Very Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(1, 28, 47) (0.4% red, 11% green, 18.4% blue), or CMYK 18 / 7 / 0 / 82 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#011C2F is a maximally vivid steel-blue azure that sits very close to black. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Daintree (#012731). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Trafalgar Blue (#00203C) and Maastricht Blue (#001C3D).

The recipe behind #011C2F is rgb(1, 28, 47), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #011C2F background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 17.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:82), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#011C2F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#011C2F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #011C2F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Daintree color link
Daintree

#012731

Tangaroa color link
Tangaroa

#03163C

Ornella Blue color link
Ornella Blue

#021224

Navy color link
Navy

#01153E

Magnum color link
Magnum

#112331

BMA Blue color link
BMA Blue

#00113F

Maystone color link
Maystone

#0E2A2A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#011C2F
  • RGB1, 28, 47
  • CMYK18, 7, 0, 82
  • CSSrgb(1, 28, 47)
  • HSL205°, 96%, 9%
  • HSL Precise204.783°, 95.833%, 9.412%
  • HSV205°, 98%, 18%
  • HSB205°, 98%, 18%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • GLSLvec3(0.004, 0.110, 0.184)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.004, 0.110, 0.184, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.004, 0.110, 0.184)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID011C2F
  • DECIMAL ID72751
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01