What color is #1C0812?

#1C0812 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C0812?

The RGB value is 28, 8, 18: 28 red, 8 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C0812?

The complementary color is #081C12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C0812?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C0812 color

#1C0812 rgb(28, 8, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C0812 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 3.1% green and 7.1% blue (28, 8, 18).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 56% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 36% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Crow (#180614), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.22:1).

#1C0812 color codes

HEX	`#1C0812`
RGB	`rgb(28, 8, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 3.1%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 56%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 71%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 36%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.19, 9.57, -1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.19, 9.73, 349.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.675, 0.464, 0.626)`
Decimal	`1837074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C0812, 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 #1C0812	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C0812 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.22:1	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 #1C0812 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c0812; }
.text { color: #1c0812; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c0812; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 8 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c0812, #1c0808); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1C0812?: #1C0812 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C0812?: The RGB value is 28, 8, 18: 28 red, 8 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C0812?: The complementary color is #081C12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C0812?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.