What color is #1C1C1A?

#1C1C1A is a dark gray known as Coco’s Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Coco’s Black?

The RGB value is 28, 28, 26: 28 red, 28 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Coco’s Black?

The complementary color is #1A1A1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C1C1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Coco’s Black color: hex code #1C1C1A

#1C1C1A rgb(28, 28, 26)

Shades of black

Coco’s Black has the hex code #1C1C1A. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 11% green and 10.2% blue (28, 28, 26).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 4% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 89% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.07:1).

Coco’s Black (#1C1C1A) color codes

HEX	`#1C1C1A`
RGB	`rgb(28, 28, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 11%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 4%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 7%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.2, -0.5, 1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.2, 1.47, 109.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.081, 1.152, 1.143)`
Decimal	`1842202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Coco’s Black, 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 #1C1C1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C1C1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #1C1C1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c1c1a; }
.text { color: #1c1c1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c1c1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 28 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c1c1a, #1b1c1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

See #1C1C1A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1C1C1A?: #1C1C1A is a dark gray known as Coco’s Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Coco’s Black?: The RGB value is 28, 28, 26: 28 red, 28 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Coco’s Black?: The complementary color is #1A1A1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C1C1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.