What color is #1C1206?

#1C1206 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C1206?

The RGB value is 28, 18, 6: 28 red, 18 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C1206?

The complementary color is #06101C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C1206?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C1206 color

#1C1206 rgb(28, 18, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C1206 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 7.1% green and 2.4% blue (28, 18, 6).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 65% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 79% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.44:1).

#1C1206 color codes

HEX	`#1C1206`
RGB	`rgb(28, 18, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 7.1%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 65%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 79%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 79%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.26, 2.86, 6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.26, 7.52, 67.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.728, 0.693, 0.268)`
Decimal	`1839622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C1206, 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 #1C1206	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C1206 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.44:1	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 #1C1206 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c1206; }
.text { color: #1c1206; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c1206; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 18 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c1206, #1b1c06); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1C1206?: #1C1206 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C1206?: The RGB value is 28, 18, 6: 28 red, 18 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C1206?: The complementary color is #06101C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C1206?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.