What color is #1C0B1F?

#1C0B1F is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C0B1F?

The RGB value is 28, 11, 31: 28 red, 11 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C0B1F?

The complementary color is #0E1F0B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C0B1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C0B1F color

#1C0B1F rgb(28, 11, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C0B1F is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 4.3% green and 12.2% blue (28, 11, 31).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 48% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.8:1).

#1C0B1F color codes

HEX	`#1C0B1F`
RGB	`rgb(28, 11, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 4.3%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 48%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 65%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 65%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.29, 11.87, -9.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.29, 15.36, 320.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.846, 0.585, 1.364)`
Decimal	`1837855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C0B1F, 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 #1C0B1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C0B1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #1C0B1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c0b1f; }
.text { color: #1c0b1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c0b1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 11 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c0b1f, #1f0b18); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #1C0B1F?: #1C0B1F is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C0B1F?: The RGB value is 28, 11, 31: 28 red, 11 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C0B1F?: The complementary color is #0E1F0B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C0B1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.