What color is #1C141D?

#1C141D is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C141D?

The RGB value is 28, 20, 29: 28 red, 20 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C141D?

The complementary color is #151D14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C141D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C141D color

#1C141D rgb(28, 20, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C141D is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 7.8% green and 11.4% blue (28, 20, 29).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 18% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.99:1).

#1C141D color codes

HEX	`#1C141D`
RGB	`rgb(28, 20, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 7.8%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 18%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 31%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 31%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.55, 6.22, -4.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.55, 7.85, 322.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.951, 0.836, 1.273)`
Decimal	`1840157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C141D, 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 #1C141D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C141D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.99:1	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 #1C141D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c141d; }
.text { color: #1c141d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c141d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 20 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c141d, #1d1419); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1C141D?: #1C141D is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C141D?: The RGB value is 28, 20, 29: 28 red, 20 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C141D?: The complementary color is #151D14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C141D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.