What color is #1C1C01?

#1C1C01 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C1C01?

The RGB value is 28, 28, 1: 28 red, 28 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C1C01?

The complementary color is #01011C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C1C01?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C1C01 color

#1C1C01 rgb(28, 28, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C1C01 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 11% green and 0.4% blue (28, 28, 1).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 93% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 96% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 6.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.27:1).

#1C1C01 color codes

HEX	`#1C1C01`
RGB	`rgb(28, 28, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 11%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 93%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 96%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 96%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.64, -4.74, 13.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.64, 14.69, 108.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.9, 1.08, 0.19)`
Decimal	`1842177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C1C01, 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 #1C1C01	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C1C01 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.27:1	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 #1C1C01 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c1c01; }
.text { color: #1c1c01; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c1c01; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 28 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c1c01, #0f1c01); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1C1C01?: #1C1C01 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C1C01?: The RGB value is 28, 28, 1: 28 red, 28 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C1C01?: The complementary color is #01011C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C1C01?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.