#1c1c1c Color Information

#1c1c1c Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #1c1c1c. In RGB, it consists of 11.0% Red, 11.0% Green, and 11.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 89% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 0.0°, with saturation of 0% and lightness of 11%. The decimal value for #1c1c1c is 1842204, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #1c1c1c is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#1c1c1c Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color28, 28, 28 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color11.0%, 11.0%, 11.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.890, 0.890, 0.890 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0, 0, 0.89 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color0.0°, 0.0%, 11.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color0.0°, 0.0%, 11.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color1.104, 1.161, 1.265 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color28, 28, 28 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code1842204 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color10.268, 0.000, -0.003 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)10.268, 0.003, 279.241 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color10.268, -0.001, -0.002 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color10.776, -0.575, 0.585 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.313, 0.329, 1.161 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4280032284 / 0xff1c1c1c Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#333333 Copy
Last Updated: November 10, 2024

Shades of #1c1c1c

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #1c1c1c, its pure hue is 0.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 0.0%, and its lightness is 11.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #1c1c1c, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #040404 to #191919.

Tints of #1c1c1c

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #1c1c1c, its pure hue is 0.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 0.0%, and its lightness is 11.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #1c1c1c, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #383838 to #e3e3e3.

Tones of #1c1c1c

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #1c1c1c, its pure hue is 0.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 0.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #1c1c1c, which range from #1c1c1c (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #380000 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #1c1c1c

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #1c1c1c! For #1c1c1c, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 0 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 1 unique colors including our original color, #1c1c1c. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #1c1c1c

This color, #1c1c1c, consists of 11.0% Red, 11.0% Green, and 11.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 28, Green = 28, Blue = 28. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #1c1c1c is 0% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 89% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R11.0%
C0.0%
G11.0%
M0.0%
B11.0%
Y0.0%
K89.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 28 28 28
Octal 34 34 34
Hexa #1c #1c #1c
Binary 00011100 00011100 00011100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 0 0 89
Octal 0 0 0 131
Hexa #00 #00 #00 #59
Binary 00000000 00000000 00000000 01011001

Analogous Colors of #1c1c1c

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #1c1c1c — which has hue 0.0° — its analogous colors are located at 0.0° and 330.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #1c1c1c.

Triadic Colors of #1c1c1c

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #1c1c1c — which has hue 0.0° — its triadic colors are located at 0.0° and 240.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #1c1c1c.

Complementary Color of #1c1c1c

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #1c1c1c — which has hue 0.0° — its complementary color is located at 180.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #1c1c1c.

Split Complementary Colors of #1c1c1c

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #1c1c1c — which has hue 0.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 0.0° and 210.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #1c1c1c.

Tetradic Colors of #1c1c1c

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #1c1c1c — which has hue 0.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 270.0°, 0.0°, 90.0°, and 180.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #1c1c1c.

Monochromatic Colors of #1c1c1c

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #1c1c1c, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #0e0e0e — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #2a2a2a (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #1c1c1c

We want to make getting started with #1c1c1c on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #1c1c1c into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #1c1c1c can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #1c1c1c with other HTML elements.

#1c1c1c Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #1c1c1c.
<span style="color: #1c1c1c;">The color of this text is #1c1c1c.</span>

#1c1c1c Background Color

The background color for this text is #1c1c1c.
<div style="background-color: #1c1c1c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #1c1c1c.</div>

#1c1c1c Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #1c1c1c.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #1c1c1c;">This color for the shadow of this text is #1c1c1c.</span>

#1c1c1c Border Color

This is a div with border color #1c1c1c.
<div style="border: #1c1c1c 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #1c1c1c.</div>

#1c1c1c Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #1c1c1c on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #1c1c1c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #1c1c1c on a white background.</div></div>

#1c1c1c Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #1c1c1c on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #1c1c1c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #1c1c1c on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #1c1c1c to White

This is a gradient from #1c1c1c to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#1c1c1c,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#1c1c1c,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#1c1c1c,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#1c1c1c,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #1c1c1c to white.</div>

Gradient from #1c1c1c to Black

This is a gradient from #1c1c1c to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#1c1c1c,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#1c1c1c,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#1c1c1c,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#1c1c1c,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #1c1c1c to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #1c1c1c

In addition to using #1c1c1c on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #1c1c1c in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #1c1c1c, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 28, Green = 28, Blue = 28). If you need details about the color coordinates of #1c1c1c in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #1c1c1c
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(28, 28, 28)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #1c1c1c; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #1c1c1c; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #1c1c1c; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(28, 28, 28);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#1c1c1c")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:28, green:28, blue:28, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:28 green:28 blue:28 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(28f, 28f, 28f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(28, 28, 28);
 

#1c1c1c Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #1c1c1c the same way. For those with color blindness, #1c1c1c might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #1c1c1c looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #1c1c1c is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #1c1c1c looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #1c1c1c will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #1c1c1c is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 17.0:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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