What color is #1C191B?

#1C191B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Umbra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C191B?

The RGB value is 28, 25, 27: 28 red, 25 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C191B?

The complementary color is #191C1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C191B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C191B color

#1C191B rgb(28, 25, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C191B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 9.8% green and 10.6% blue (28, 25, 27).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 6% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Umbra (#211E1F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.44:1).

#1C191B color codes

HEX	`#1C191B`
RGB	`rgb(28, 25, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 9.8%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 6%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 11%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.17, 1.96, -0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.17, 2.14, 336.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.024, 1.021, 1.18)`
Decimal	`1841435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C191B, 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 #1C191B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C191B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.44:1	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 #1C191B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c191b; }
.text { color: #1c191b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c191b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 25 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c191b, #1c1919); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1C191B?: #1C191B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Umbra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C191B?: The RGB value is 28, 25, 27: 28 red, 25 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C191B?: The complementary color is #191C1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C191B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.