What color is #1C281D?

#1C281D is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C281D?

The RGB value is 28, 40, 29: 28 red, 40 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C281D?

The complementary color is #281C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C281D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C281D color

#1C281D rgb(28, 40, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C281D is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 15.7% green and 11.4% blue (28, 40, 29).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 18% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.32:1).

#1C281D color codes

HEX	`#1C281D`
RGB	`rgb(28, 40, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 15.7%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 18%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 30%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 27%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.7, -8.04, 5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.7, 9.8, 145.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.459, 1.853, 1.443)`
Decimal	`1845277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C281D, 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 #1C281D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C281D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #1C281D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c281d; }
.text { color: #1c281d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c281d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 40 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c281d, #1c2823); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1C281D?: #1C281D is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C281D?: The RGB value is 28, 40, 29: 28 red, 40 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C281D?: The complementary color is #281C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C281D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.