What color is #1C191F?

#1C191F 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 #1C191F?

The RGB value is 28, 25, 31: 28 red, 25 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C191F?

The complementary color is #1C1F19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C191F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C191F color

#1C191F rgb(28, 25, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C191F is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 9.8% green and 12.2% blue (28, 25, 31).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 11% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.38:1).

#1C191F color codes

HEX	`#1C191F`
RGB	`rgb(28, 25, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 9.8%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 11%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 19%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 19%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.33, 3.02, -3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.33, 4.72, 309.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.074, 1.041, 1.44)`
Decimal	`1841439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C191F, 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 #1C191F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C191F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #1C191F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c191f; }
.text { color: #1c191f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c191f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 25 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c191f, #1f191f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1C191F?: #1C191F 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 #1C191F?: The RGB value is 28, 25, 31: 28 red, 25 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C191F?: The complementary color is #1C1F19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C191F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.