What color is #1C231B?

#1C231B is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C231B?

The RGB value is 28, 35, 27: 28 red, 35 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C231B?

The complementary color is #221B23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C231B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C231B color

#1C231B rgb(28, 35, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C231B is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 13.7% green and 10.6% blue (28, 35, 27).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 13% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.08:1).

#1C231B color codes

HEX	`#1C231B`
RGB	`rgb(28, 35, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 13.7%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 13%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 23%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 23%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.79, -5.19, 4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.79, 6.76, 140.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.278, 1.528, 1.264)`
Decimal	`1843995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C231B, 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 #1C231B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C231B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #1C231B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c231b; }
.text { color: #1c231b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c231b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 35 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c231b, #1b231e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1C231B?: #1C231B is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C231B?: The RGB value is 28, 35, 27: 28 red, 35 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C231B?: The complementary color is #221B23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C231B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.