What color is #1D1C18?

#1D1C18 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D1C18?

The RGB value is 29, 28, 24: 29 red, 28 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D1C18?

The complementary color is #18191D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D1C18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D1C18 color

#1D1C18 rgb(29, 28, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D1C18 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 11% green and 9.4% blue (29, 28, 24).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 9% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Zone (#191916), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.05:1).

#1D1C18 color codes

HEX	`#1D1C18`
RGB	`rgb(29, 28, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 11%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 9%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 17%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.24, -0.47, 2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.24, 2.98, 98.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.087, 1.158, 1.03)`
Decimal	`1907736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D1C18, 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 #1D1C18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D1C18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #1D1C18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d1c18; }
.text { color: #1d1c18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d1c18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 28 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d1c18, #1b1d18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1D1C18?: #1D1C18 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D1C18?: The RGB value is 29, 28, 24: 29 red, 28 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D1C18?: The complementary color is #18191D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D1C18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.