What color is #1C1F20?

#1C1F20 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Satin Deep Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C1F20?

The RGB value is 28, 31, 32: 28 red, 31 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C1F20?

The complementary color is #201D1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C1F20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C1F20 color

#1C1F20 rgb(28, 31, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C1F20 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 12.2% green and 12.5% blue (28, 31, 32).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 7% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Satin Deep Black (#1C1E21), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.58:1).

#1C1F20 color codes

HEX	`#1C1F20`
RGB	`rgb(28, 31, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 12.2%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 7%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 13%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.49, -1.12, -1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.49, 1.61, 225.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.23, 1.331, 1.558)`
Decimal	`1842976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C1F20, 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 #1C1F20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C1F20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #1C1F20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c1f20; }
.text { color: #1c1f20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c1f20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 31 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c1f20, #1c1d20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1C1F20?: #1C1F20 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Satin Deep Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C1F20?: The RGB value is 28, 31, 32: 28 red, 31 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C1F20?: The complementary color is #201D1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C1F20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.