Information about #1C191C color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #1C191C reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Magentaish Black (#1D1A1D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bluish Black (#1A1A1D) and Eerie Black (#1B1B1B).
The recipe behind #1C191C is rgb(28, 25, 28), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #1C191C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 17.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:89), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#1C191C color variations
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#1C191C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#1C191C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#1C191C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#1C191C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#1C191C color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #1C191C color
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Nearest named colors to #1C191C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#1D1A1D
#1A1A1D
#1B1B1B
#1D1A1A
#1C1C1E
#1D1C1A
#1A1D1D
#1D1D1A
#1A1D1A
#1C1D1F
#181818
#181A18
#1C191C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#1C191C
- RGB28, 25, 28
- CMYK0, 1, 0, 89
- CSSrgb(28, 25, 28)
- HSL300°, 6%, 10%
- HSL Precise300°, 5.66%, 10.392%
- HSV300°, 11%, 11%
- HSB300°, 11%, 11%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.110
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.098
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
- GLSLvec3(0.110, 0.098, 0.110)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.110, 0.098, 0.110, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.110, 0.098, 0.110)
- Percentage of Red in RGB11%
- Percentage of Green in RGB9.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID1C191C
- DECIMAL ID1841436
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
