What color is #1C1209?

#1C1209 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 #1C1209?

The RGB value is 28, 18, 9: 28 red, 18 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C1209?

The complementary color is #09131C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C1209?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C1209 color

#1C1209 rgb(28, 18, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C1209 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 7.1% green and 3.5% blue (28, 18, 9).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 51% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 68% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.42:1).

#1C1209 color codes

HEX	`#1C1209`
RGB	`rgb(28, 18, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 7.1%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 51%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 68%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 68%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.32, 3.27, 5.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.32, 6.68, 60.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.745, 0.699, 0.354)`
Decimal	`1839625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C1209, 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 #1C1209	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C1209 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.42:1	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 #1C1209 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c1209; }
.text { color: #1c1209; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c1209; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 18 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c1209, #1c1c09); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1C1209?: #1C1209 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 #1C1209?: The RGB value is 28, 18, 9: 28 red, 18 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C1209?: The complementary color is #09131C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C1209?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.