What color is #1C1E0F?

#1C1E0F 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 #1C1E0F?

The RGB value is 28, 30, 15: 28 red, 30 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C1E0F?

The complementary color is #110F1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C1E0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C1E0F color

#1C1E0F rgb(28, 30, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C1E0F is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 11.8% green and 5.9% blue (28, 30, 15).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 33% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.91:1).

#1C1E0F color codes

HEX	`#1C1E0F`
RGB	`rgb(28, 30, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 11.8%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 33%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 50%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 50%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.63, -4.16, 9.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.63, 10.19, 114.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.029, 1.21, 0.631)`
Decimal	`1842703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C1E0F, 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 #1C1E0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C1E0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #1C1E0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c1e0f; }
.text { color: #1c1e0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c1e0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 30 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c1e0f, #141e0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1C1E0F?: #1C1E0F 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 #1C1E0F?: The RGB value is 28, 30, 15: 28 red, 30 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C1E0F?: The complementary color is #110F1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C1E0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.