What color is #1C2001?

#1C2001 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C2001?

The RGB value is 28, 32, 1: 28 red, 32 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C2001?

The complementary color is #050120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C2001?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C2001 color

#1C2001 rgb(28, 32, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C2001 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 12.5% green and 0.4% blue (28, 32, 1).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 94% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 97% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.71:1).

#1C2001 color codes

HEX	`#1C2001`
RGB	`rgb(28, 32, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 12.5%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 94%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 97%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 97%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.15, -7.43, 16.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.15, 17.67, 114.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.001, 1.282, 0.223)`
Decimal	`1843201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C2001, 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 #1C2001	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C2001 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #1C2001 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c2001; }
.text { color: #1c2001; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c2001; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 32 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c2001, #0c2001); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1C2001?: #1C2001 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C2001?: The RGB value is 28, 32, 1: 28 red, 32 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C2001?: The complementary color is #050120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C2001?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.