What color is #1C170F?

#1C170F is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C170F?

The RGB value is 28, 23, 15: 28 red, 23 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C170F?

The complementary color is #0F141C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C170F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C170F color

#1C170F rgb(28, 23, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C170F is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 9% green and 5.9% blue (28, 23, 15).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 30% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 46% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.81:1).

#1C170F color codes

HEX	`#1C170F`
RGB	`rgb(28, 23, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 9%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 30%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 46%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 46%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.08, 0.87, 5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.08, 5.72, 81.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.872, 0.894, 0.579)`
Decimal	`1840911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C170F, 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 #1C170F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C170F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.81:1	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 #1C170F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c170f; }
.text { color: #1c170f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c170f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 23 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c170f, #1b1c0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1C170F?: #1C170F is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C170F?: The RGB value is 28, 23, 15: 28 red, 23 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C170F?: The complementary color is #0F141C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C170F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.