What color is #1C0E29?

#1C0E29 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C0E29?

The RGB value is 28, 14, 41: 28 red, 14 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C0E29?

The complementary color is #1B290E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C0E29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C0E29 color

#1C0E29 rgb(28, 14, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C0E29 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 5.5% green and 16.1% blue (28, 14, 41).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 49% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.35:1).

#1C0E29 color codes

HEX	`#1C0E29`
RGB	`rgb(28, 14, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 5.5%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 49%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 66%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 66%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.51, 13.82, -15.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.51, 20.77, 311.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.036, 0.721, 2.182)`
Decimal	`1838633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C0E29, 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 #1C0E29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C0E29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #1C0E29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c0e29; }
.text { color: #1c0e29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c0e29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 14 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c0e29, #290e29); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #1C0E29?: #1C0E29 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C0E29?: The RGB value is 28, 14, 41: 28 red, 14 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C0E29?: The complementary color is #1B290E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C0E29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.