What color is #1C1425?

#1C1425 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 #1C1425?

The RGB value is 28, 20, 37: 28 red, 20 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C1425?

The complementary color is #1D2514, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C1425?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C1425 color

#1C1425 rgb(28, 20, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C1425 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 7.8% green and 14.5% blue (28, 20, 37).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 30% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.85:1).

#1C1425 color codes

HEX	`#1C1425`
RGB	`rgb(28, 20, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 7.8%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 30%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 46%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 46%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.96, 8.55, -10.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.96, 13.34, 309.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.063, 0.881, 1.864)`
Decimal	`1840165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C1425, 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 #1C1425	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C1425 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #1C1425 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c1425; }
.text { color: #1c1425; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c1425; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 20 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c1425, #251425); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1C1425?: #1C1425 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 #1C1425?: The RGB value is 28, 20, 37: 28 red, 20 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C1425?: The complementary color is #1D2514, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C1425?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.