What color is #1C0320?

#1C0320 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Black Sabbath. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C0320?

The RGB value is 28, 3, 32: 28 red, 3 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C0320?

The complementary color is #072003, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C0320?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C0320 color

#1C0320 rgb(28, 3, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C0320 is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 1.2% green and 12.5% blue (28, 3, 32).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 83% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 91% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Black Sabbath (#220022), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.39:1).

#1C0320 color codes

HEX	`#1C0320`
RGB	`rgb(28, 3, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 1.2%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 83%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 91%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 91%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.76, 15.42, -12.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.76, 20.07, 320.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.772, 0.416, 1.406)`
Decimal	`1835808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C0320, 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 #1C0320	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C0320 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #1C0320 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c0320; }
.text { color: #1c0320; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c0320; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 3 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c0320, #200316); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #1C0320?: #1C0320 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Black Sabbath. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C0320?: The RGB value is 28, 3, 32: 28 red, 3 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C0320?: The complementary color is #072003, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C0320?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.