What color is #1C0A00?

#1C0A00 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C0A00?

The RGB value is 28, 10, 0: 28 red, 10 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C0A00?

The complementary color is #00121C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C0A00?

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.

#1C0A00 color

#1C0A00 rgb(28, 10, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C0A00 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 3.9% green and 0% blue (28, 10, 0).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 100% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Scandinavian Liquorice (#1A1110), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#1C0A00 color codes

HEX	`#1C0A00`
RGB	`rgb(28, 10, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 3.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 100%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 100%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.19, 6, 6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.19, 8.76, 46.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.587, 0.464, 0.059)`
Decimal	`1837568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C0A00, 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 #1C0A00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C0A00 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 #1C0A00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c0a00; }
.text { color: #1c0a00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c0a00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 10 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c0a00, #1c1800); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1C0A00?: #1C0A00 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C0A00?: The RGB value is 28, 10, 0: 28 red, 10 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C0A00?: The complementary color is #00121C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C0A00?: 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.