What color is #1C2116?

#1C2116 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C2116?

The RGB value is 28, 33, 22: 28 red, 33 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C2116?

The complementary color is #1B1621, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C2116?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C2116 color

#1C2116 rgb(28, 33, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C2116 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 12.9% green and 8.6% blue (28, 33, 22).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 20% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.43:1).

#1C2116 color codes

HEX	`#1C2116`
RGB	`rgb(28, 33, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 12.9%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 20%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 33%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 33%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.91, -4.92, 6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.91, 8.32, 126.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.168, 1.393, 0.966)`
Decimal	`1843478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C2116, 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 #1C2116	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C2116 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.43:1	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 #1C2116 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c2116; }
.text { color: #1c2116; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c2116; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 33 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c2116, #172116); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1C2116?: #1C2116 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C2116?: The RGB value is 28, 33, 22: 28 red, 33 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C2116?: The complementary color is #1B1621, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C2116?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.