What color is #1C1E11?

#1C1E11 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 #1C1E11?

The RGB value is 28, 30, 17: 28 red, 30 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C1E11?

The complementary color is #13111E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C1E11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C1E11 color

#1C1E11 rgb(28, 30, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C1E11 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 11.8% green and 6.7% blue (28, 30, 17).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 28% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.89:1).

#1C1E11 color codes

HEX	`#1C1E11`
RGB	`rgb(28, 30, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 11.8%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 28%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 43%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 43%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.67, -3.82, 8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.67, 9.09, 114.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.044, 1.216, 0.71)`
Decimal	`1842705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C1E11, 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 #1C1E11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C1E11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.89:1	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 #1C1E11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c1e11; }
.text { color: #1c1e11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c1e11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 30 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c1e11, #161e11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1C1E11?: #1C1E11 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 #1C1E11?: The RGB value is 28, 30, 17: 28 red, 30 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C1E11?: The complementary color is #13111E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C1E11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.