What color is #1C1423?

#1C1423 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C1423?

The RGB value is 28, 20, 35: 28 red, 20 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C1423?

The complementary color is #1B2314, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C1423?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C1423 color

#1C1423 rgb(28, 20, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C1423 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 7.8% green and 13.7% blue (28, 20, 35).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 27% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.89:1).

#1C1423 color codes

HEX	`#1C1423`
RGB	`rgb(28, 20, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 7.8%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 27%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 43%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 43%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.85, 7.95, -8.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.85, 11.94, 311.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.032, 0.869, 1.703)`
Decimal	`1840163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C1423, 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 #1C1423	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C1423 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.89:1	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 #1C1423 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c1423; }
.text { color: #1c1423; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c1423; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 20 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c1423, #231423); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1C1423?: #1C1423 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C1423?: The RGB value is 28, 20, 35: 28 red, 20 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C1423?: The complementary color is #1B2314, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C1423?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.