What color is #1C110C?

#1C110C is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C110C?

The RGB value is 28, 17, 12: 28 red, 17 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C110C?

The complementary color is #0C171C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C110C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C110C color

#1C110C rgb(28, 17, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C110C is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 6.7% green and 4.7% blue (28, 17, 12).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 40% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 57% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Scandinavian Liquorice (#1A1110), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.5:1).

#1C110C color codes

HEX	`#1C110C`
RGB	`rgb(28, 17, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 6.7%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 40%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 57%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 57%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.09, 4.29, 4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.09, 6.02, 44.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.746, 0.674, 0.439)`
Decimal	`1839372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C110C, 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 #1C110C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C110C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #1C110C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c110c; }
.text { color: #1c110c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c110c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 17 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c110c, #1c190c); }

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Questions

What color is #1C110C?: #1C110C is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C110C?: The RGB value is 28, 17, 12: 28 red, 17 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C110C?: The complementary color is #0C171C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C110C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.