What color is #1C2120?

#1C2120 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C2120?

The RGB value is 28, 33, 32: 28 red, 33 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C2120?

The complementary color is #211C1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C2120?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C2120 color

#1C2120 rgb(28, 33, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C2120 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 12.9% green and 12.5% blue (28, 33, 32).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 8% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Liquorice (#262926), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.31:1).

#1C2120 color codes

HEX	`#1C2120`
RGB	`rgb(28, 33, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 12.9%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 8%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 15%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 3%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.21, -2.55, -0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.21, 2.55, 182.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.283, 1.439, 1.576)`
Decimal	`1843488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C2120, 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 #1C2120	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C2120 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #1C2120 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c2120; }
.text { color: #1c2120; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c2120; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 33 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c2120, #1c2021); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1C2120?: #1C2120 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Bitter Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C2120?: The RGB value is 28, 33, 32: 28 red, 33 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C2120?: The complementary color is #211C1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C2120?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.