What color is #1C1E21?

#1C1E21 is a very dark, grayish azure known as Satin Deep Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Satin Deep Black?

The RGB value is 28, 30, 33: 28 red, 30 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Satin Deep Black?

The complementary color is #211F1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C1E21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Satin Deep Black color: hex code #1C1E21

#1C1E21 rgb(28, 30, 33)

Shades of black

Satin Deep Black has the hex code #1C1E21. It is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 11.8% green and 12.9% blue (28, 30, 33).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 8% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.71:1).

Satin Deep Black (#1C1E21) color codes

HEX	`#1C1E21`
RGB	`rgb(28, 30, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 11.8%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 8%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 15%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 9%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.17, -0.13, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.17, 2.37, 266.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.218, 1.285, 1.622)`
Decimal	`1842721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Satin Deep 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 #1C1E21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C1E21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #1C1E21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c1e21; }
.text { color: #1c1e21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c1e21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 30 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c1e21, #1c1c21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

See #1C1E21 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1C1E21?: #1C1E21 is a very dark, grayish azure known as Satin Deep Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Satin Deep Black?: The RGB value is 28, 30, 33: 28 red, 30 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Satin Deep Black?: The complementary color is #211F1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C1E21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.