What color is #1C1B18?

#1C1B18 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 #1C1B18?

The RGB value is 28, 27, 24: 28 red, 27 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C1B18?

The complementary color is #18191C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C1B18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C1B18 color

#1C1B18 rgb(28, 27, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C1B18 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 10.6% green and 9.4% blue (28, 27, 24).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 8% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Coco’s Black (#1C1C1A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.22:1).

#1C1B18 color codes

HEX	`#1C1B18`
RGB	`rgb(28, 27, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 10.6%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 8%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 14%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 14%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.77, -0.24, 2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.77, 2.27, 96.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.036, 1.097, 1.021)`
Decimal	`1841944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C1B18, 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 #1C1B18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C1B18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.22:1	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 #1C1B18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c1b18; }
.text { color: #1c1b18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c1b18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 27 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c1b18, #1b1c18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1C1B18?: #1C1B18 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 #1C1B18?: The RGB value is 28, 27, 24: 28 red, 27 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C1B18?: The complementary color is #18191C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C1B18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.