What color is #1C2417?

#1C2417 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 #1C2417?

The RGB value is 28, 36, 23: 28 red, 36 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C2417?

The complementary color is #1F1724, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C2417?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C2417 color

#1C2417 rgb(28, 36, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C2417 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 14.1% green and 9% blue (28, 36, 23).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 22% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.98:1).

#1C2417 color codes

HEX	`#1C2417`
RGB	`rgb(28, 36, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 14.1%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 22%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 36%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 36%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.05, -6.74, 7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.05, 10.12, 131.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.264, 1.57, 1.047)`
Decimal	`1844247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C2417, 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 #1C2417	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C2417 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.98:1	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 #1C2417 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c2417; }
.text { color: #1c2417; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c2417; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 36 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c2417, #172418); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1C2417?: #1C2417 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 #1C2417?: The RGB value is 28, 36, 23: 28 red, 36 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C2417?: The complementary color is #1F1724, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C2417?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.