What color is #1C2221?

#1C2221 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 #1C2221?

The RGB value is 28, 34, 33: 28 red, 34 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C2221?

The complementary color is #221C1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C2221?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C2221 color

#1C2221 rgb(28, 34, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C2221 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 13.3% green and 12.9% blue (28, 34, 33).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 10% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% 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 16.15:1).

#1C2221 color codes

HEX	`#1C2221`
RGB	`rgb(28, 34, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 13.3%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 10%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 18%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 3%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.61, -2.98, -0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.61, 2.99, 184.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.325, 1.501, 1.658)`
Decimal	`1843745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C2221, 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 #1C2221	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C2221 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #1C2221 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c2221; }
.text { color: #1c2221; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c2221; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 34 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c2221, #1c2022); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1C2221?: #1C2221 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 #1C2221?: The RGB value is 28, 34, 33: 28 red, 34 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C2221?: The complementary color is #221C1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C2221?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.