What color is #1D0C16?

#1D0C16 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D0C16?

The RGB value is 29, 12, 22: 29 red, 12 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D0C16?

The complementary color is #0C1D13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D0C16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D0C16 color

#1D0C16 rgb(29, 12, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D0C16 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 4.7% green and 8.6% blue (29, 12, 22).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 41% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 24% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Crow (#180614), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.81:1).

#1D0C16 color codes

HEX	`#1D0C16`
RGB	`rgb(29, 12, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 4.7%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 41%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 59%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 24%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.26, 9.41, -2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.26, 9.82, 343.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.783, 0.582, 0.83)`
Decimal	`1903638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D0C16, 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 #1D0C16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D0C16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #1D0C16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d0c16; }
.text { color: #1d0c16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d0c16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 12 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d0c16, #1d0c0d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1D0C16?: #1D0C16 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D0C16?: The RGB value is 29, 12, 22: 29 red, 12 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D0C16?: The complementary color is #0C1D13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D0C16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.