What color is #1C1F06?

#1C1F06 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C1F06?

The RGB value is 28, 31, 6: 28 red, 31 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C1F06?

The complementary color is #09061F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C1F06?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C1F06 color

#1C1F06 rgb(28, 31, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C1F06 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 12.2% green and 2.4% blue (28, 31, 6).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 68% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 81% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.83:1).

#1C1F06 color codes

HEX	`#1C1F06`
RGB	`rgb(28, 31, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 12.2%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 68%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 81%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 81%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.85, -6.1, 13.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.85, 14.88, 114.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.002, 1.24, 0.359)`
Decimal	`1842950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C1F06, 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 #1C1F06	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C1F06 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #1C1F06 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c1f06; }
.text { color: #1c1f06; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c1f06; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 31 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c1f06, #101f06); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1C1F06?: #1C1F06 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C1F06?: The RGB value is 28, 31, 6: 28 red, 31 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C1F06?: The complementary color is #09061F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C1F06?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.