What color is #1C0C14?

#1C0C14 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C0C14?

The RGB value is 28, 12, 20: 28 red, 12 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C0C14?

The complementary color is #0C1C14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C0C14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C0C14 color

#1C0C14 rgb(28, 12, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C0C14 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 4.7% green and 7.8% blue (28, 12, 20).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 40% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 29% 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 18.88:1).

#1C0C14 color codes

HEX	`#1C0C14`
RGB	`rgb(28, 12, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 4.7%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 40%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 57%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 29%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.06, 8.36, -1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.06, 8.53, 348.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.737, 0.56, 0.731)`
Decimal	`1838100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C0C14, 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 #1C0C14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C0C14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #1C0C14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c0c14; }
.text { color: #1c0c14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c0c14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 12 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c0c14, #1c0c0c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1C0C14?: #1C0C14 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C0C14?: The RGB value is 28, 12, 20: 28 red, 12 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C0C14?: The complementary color is #0C1C14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C0C14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.