What color is #1C0507?

#1C0507 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C0507?

The RGB value is 28, 5, 7: 28 red, 5 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C0507?

The complementary color is #051C1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C0507?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C0507 color

#1C0507 rgb(28, 5, 7)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C0507 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 2% green and 2.7% blue (28, 5, 7).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 70% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 82% magenta, 75% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.55:1).

#1C0507 color codes

HEX	`#1C0507`
RGB	`rgb(28, 5, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 2%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 70%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 82%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 82%, 75%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.35, 8.98, 2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.35, 9.27, 14.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.572, 0.371, 0.242)`
Decimal	`1836295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C0507, 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 #1C0507	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C0507 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #1C0507 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c0507; }
.text { color: #1c0507; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c0507; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 5 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c0507, #1c0f05); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1C0507?: #1C0507 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C0507?: The RGB value is 28, 5, 7: 28 red, 5 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C0507?: The complementary color is #051C1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C0507?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.