What color is #1C1A24?

#1C1A24 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C1A24?

The RGB value is 28, 26, 36: 28 red, 26 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C1A24?

The complementary color is #22241A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C1A24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C1A24 color

#1C1A24 rgb(28, 26, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C1A24 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 10.2% green and 14.1% blue (28, 26, 36).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 16% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.18:1).

#1C1A24 color codes

HEX	`#1C1A24`
RGB	`rgb(28, 26, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 10.2%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 16%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 28%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 28%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.9, 3.7, -6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.9, 7.48, 299.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.167, 1.113, 1.822)`
Decimal	`1841700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C1A24, 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 #1C1A24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C1A24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #1C1A24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c1a24; }
.text { color: #1c1a24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c1a24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 26 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c1a24, #211a24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #1C1A24?: #1C1A24 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C1A24?: The RGB value is 28, 26, 36: 28 red, 26 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C1A24?: The complementary color is #22241A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C1A24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.