What color is #1C080F?

#1C080F is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C080F?

The RGB value is 28, 8, 15: 28 red, 8 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C080F?

The complementary color is #081C15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C080F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C080F color

#1C080F rgb(28, 8, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C080F is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 3.1% green and 5.9% blue (28, 8, 15).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 56% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 46% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.25:1).

#1C080F color codes

HEX	`#1C080F`
RGB	`rgb(28, 8, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 3.1%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 56%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 71%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 46%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.11, 8.99, -0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.11, 8.99, 359.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.652, 0.455, 0.505)`
Decimal	`1837071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C080F, 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 #1C080F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C080F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #1C080F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c080f; }
.text { color: #1c080f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c080f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 8 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c080f, #1c0b08); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1C080F?: #1C080F is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C080F?: The RGB value is 28, 8, 15: 28 red, 8 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C080F?: The complementary color is #081C15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C080F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.