What color is #1C1D11?

#1C1D11 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C1D11?

The RGB value is 28, 29, 17: 28 red, 29 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C1D11?

The complementary color is #12111D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C1D11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C1D11 color

#1C1D11 rgb(28, 29, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C1D11 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 11.4% green and 6.7% blue (28, 29, 17).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 26% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.03:1).

#1C1D11 color codes

HEX	`#1C1D11`
RGB	`rgb(28, 29, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 11.4%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 26%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 41%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 41%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.3, -3.12, 7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.3, 8.34, 111.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.019, 1.166, 0.702)`
Decimal	`1842449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C1D11, 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 #1C1D11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C1D11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #1C1D11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c1d11; }
.text { color: #1c1d11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c1d11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 29 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c1d11, #161d11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1C1D11?: #1C1D11 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C1D11?: The RGB value is 28, 29, 17: 28 red, 29 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C1D11?: The complementary color is #12111D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C1D11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.