What color is #1C181F?

#1C181F is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C181F?

The RGB value is 28, 24, 31: 28 red, 24 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C181F?

The complementary color is #1B1F18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C181F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C181F color

#1C181F rgb(28, 24, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C181F is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 9.4% green and 12.2% blue (28, 24, 31).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 13% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.5:1).

#1C181F color codes

HEX	`#1C181F`
RGB	`rgb(28, 24, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 9.4%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 13%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 23%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 23%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.98, 3.77, -4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.98, 5.6, 312.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.053, 0.999, 1.433)`
Decimal	`1841183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C181F, 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 #1C181F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C181F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #1C181F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c181f; }
.text { color: #1c181f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c181f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 24 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c181f, #1f181f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1C181F?: #1C181F is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C181F?: The RGB value is 28, 24, 31: 28 red, 24 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C181F?: The complementary color is #1B1F18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C181F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.