What color is #1C190F?

#1C190F is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C190F?

The RGB value is 28, 25, 15: 28 red, 25 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C190F?

The complementary color is #0F121C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C190F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C190F color

#1C190F rgb(28, 25, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C190F is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 9.8% green and 5.9% blue (28, 25, 15).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 30% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 46% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.57:1).

#1C190F color codes

HEX	`#1C190F`
RGB	`rgb(28, 25, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 9.8%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 30%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 46%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 46%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.8, -0.6, 6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.8, 6.72, 95.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.913, 0.977, 0.592)`
Decimal	`1841423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C190F, 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 #1C190F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C190F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.57:1	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 #1C190F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c190f; }
.text { color: #1c190f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c190f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 25 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c190f, #181c0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1C190F?: #1C190F is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C190F?: The RGB value is 28, 25, 15: 28 red, 25 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C190F?: The complementary color is #0F121C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C190F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.