What color is #1C112E?

#1C112E 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 #1C112E?

The RGB value is 28, 17, 46: 28 red, 17 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C112E?

The complementary color is #232E11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C112E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C112E color

#1C112E rgb(28, 17, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C112E is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 6.7% green and 18% blue (28, 17, 46).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 46% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.96:1).

#1C112E color codes

HEX	`#1C112E`
RGB	`rgb(28, 17, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 6.7%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 46%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 63%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 63%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.63, 13.66, -17.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.63, 22.18, 308.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.172, 0.845, 2.686)`
Decimal	`1839406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C112E, 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 #1C112E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C112E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #1C112E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c112e; }
.text { color: #1c112e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c112e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 17 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c112e, #2a112e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1C112E?: #1C112E 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 #1C112E?: The RGB value is 28, 17, 46: 28 red, 17 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C112E?: The complementary color is #232E11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C112E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.