Colour
#1C1C1B
- #1C1C1B
- Near-black
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#1C1C1B is a near-black with RGB values 28, 28, 27 and HSL 60°, 2%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#1C1C1B#1C1C1B
HEX#1C1C1B
RGBrgb(28, 28, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.1098, 0.1098, 0.1059
RGB percentages11%, 11%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(60, 1.8%, 10.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 3.6%, 11%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 3.6%, 89%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,842,203
CSS custom property--colour: #1C1C1B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness27.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.06:1
Contrast with white17.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#E3E3E4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1B1B1C
Analogous#1C1C1B, #1C1C1B
Triadic#1B1C1C, #1C1B1C
Split complementary#1B1C1C, #1C1B1C
Tetradic#1B1C1C, #1B1B1C, #1C1B1C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R28
G28
B27
Red28 (11%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)1.82%
Lightness10.78%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 1C · G 1C · B 1B
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