What color is #1C201F?

#1C201F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Coco’s Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C201F?

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

What is the complementary color of #1C201F?

The complementary color is #201C1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C201F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C201F color

#1C201F rgb(28, 32, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C201F is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 165°, with 7% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Coco’s Black (#1C1C1A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.46:1).

#1C201F color codes

HEX	`#1C201F`
RGB	`rgb(28, 32, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 12.5%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 7%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 13%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 3%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.82, -2.11, 0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.82, 2.11, 178.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.243, 1.379, 1.497)`
Decimal	`1843231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C201F, 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 #1C201F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C201F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #1C201F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c201f; }
.text { color: #1c201f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c201f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 32 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c201f, #1c1f20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1C201F?: #1C201F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Coco’s Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C201F?: The RGB value is 28, 32, 31: 28 red, 32 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C201F?: The complementary color is #201C1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C201F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.