What color is #1C1A18?

#1C1A18 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Coco’s Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C1A18?

The RGB value is 28, 26, 24: 28 red, 26 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C1A18?

The complementary color is #181A1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C1A18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C1A18 color

#1C1A18 rgb(28, 26, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C1A18 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 10.2% green and 9.4% blue (28, 26, 24).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 8% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Coco’s Black (#1C1C1A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.35:1).

#1C1A18 color codes

HEX	`#1C1A18`
RGB	`rgb(28, 26, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 10.2%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 8%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 14%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 14%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.41, 0.49, 1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.41, 1.81, 74.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.013, 1.052, 1.014)`
Decimal	`1841688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C1A18, 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 #1C1A18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C1A18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.35:1	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 #1C1A18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c1a18; }
.text { color: #1c1a18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c1a18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 26 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c1a18, #1c1c18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1C1A18?: #1C1A18 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Coco’s Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C1A18?: The RGB value is 28, 26, 24: 28 red, 26 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C1A18?: The complementary color is #181A1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C1A18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.