What color is #1C1914?

#1C1914 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C1914?

The RGB value is 28, 25, 20: 28 red, 25 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C1914?

The complementary color is #14171C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C1914?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C1914 color

#1C1914 rgb(28, 25, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C1914 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 9.8% green and 7.8% blue (28, 25, 20).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 17% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 29% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.52:1).

#1C1914 color codes

HEX	`#1C1914`
RGB	`rgb(28, 25, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 9.8%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 17%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 29%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 29%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.93, 0.35, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.93, 3.93, 84.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.953, 0.993, 0.803)`
Decimal	`1841428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C1914, 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 #1C1914	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C1914 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.52:1	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 #1C1914 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c1914; }
.text { color: #1c1914; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c1914; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 25 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c1914, #1b1c14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1C1914?: #1C1914 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C1914?: The RGB value is 28, 25, 20: 28 red, 25 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C1914?: The complementary color is #14171C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C1914?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.