What color is #1C111D?

#1C111D is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C111D?

The RGB value is 28, 17, 29: 28 red, 17 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C111D?

The complementary color is #121D11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C111D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C111D color

#1C111D rgb(28, 17, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C111D is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 6.7% green and 11.4% blue (28, 17, 29).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 26% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Crow (#180614), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.3:1).

#1C111D color codes

HEX	`#1C111D`
RGB	`rgb(28, 17, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 6.7%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 26%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 41%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 41%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.65, 8.18, -6.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.65, 10.23, 323.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.901, 0.737, 1.257)`
Decimal	`1839389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C111D, 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 #1C111D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C111D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #1C111D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c111d; }
.text { color: #1c111d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c111d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 17 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c111d, #1d1118); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1C111D?: #1C111D is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C111D?: The RGB value is 28, 17, 29: 28 red, 17 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C111D?: The complementary color is #121D11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C111D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.