What color is #1C0915?

#1C0915 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 #1C0915?

The RGB value is 28, 9, 21: 28 red, 9 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C0915?

The complementary color is #091C10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C0915?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C0915 color

#1C0915 rgb(28, 9, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C0915 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 3.5% green and 8.2% blue (28, 9, 21).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 51% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 25% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Crow (#180614), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.1:1).

#1C0915 color codes

HEX	`#1C0915`
RGB	`rgb(28, 9, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 3.5%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 51%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 68%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 25%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.48, 9.84, -3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.48, 10.36, 341.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.712, 0.496, 0.768)`
Decimal	`1837333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C0915, 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 #1C0915	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C0915 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #1C0915 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c0915; }
.text { color: #1c0915; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c0915; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 9 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c0915, #1c090b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1C0915?: #1C0915 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 #1C0915?: The RGB value is 28, 9, 21: 28 red, 9 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C0915?: The complementary color is #091C10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C0915?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.