Information about #1C1C14 color

#1C1C14 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#1C1C14 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(28, 28, 20) — 11% red, 11% green, 7.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 3 / 89. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #1C1C14 reads as a calm, restrained golden yellow and sits very close to black. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rustic Black (#1B1A16). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Very Dark Olive (#1D1D11) and Brown Charcoal (#1C1816).

In RGB terms — rgb(28, 28, 20) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #1C1C14: 17.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:89), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #1C1C14 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#1C1C14 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#1C1C14 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#515139

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#878760

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#B1B192

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#D8D8C8

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White

#FFFFFF

#1C1C14 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#1C1C14

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#15150F

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#10100B

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#0A0A07

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#050503

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Black

#000000

#1C1C14 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#313125

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#47473A

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#5B5B4F

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#6E6E66

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Grey

#808080

#1C1C14 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#131A14

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#141A13

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#171A13

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#1C1C14

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#1A1713

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#1A1413

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#1A1314

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#1C1C14 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.

Complementary color schemes
#1C1C14
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#13131B
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#1C1C14
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#17131B
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#13171B
#13171B

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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.

Analogous color scheme
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#1C1C14
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#1B1713
#1B1713

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#1C1C14
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#131B1B
#131B1B

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#1B131B
#1B131B

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#1C1C14
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#131B13
#131B13

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#13131B
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#1B131B
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#131B17
#131B17

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#13131B
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#1B1317
#1B1317

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Nearest named colors to #1C1C14

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Rustic Black color link
Rustic Black

#1B1A16

Very Dark Olive color link
Very Dark Olive

#1D1D11

Brown Charcoal color link
Brown Charcoal

#1C1816

Black Chocolate color link
Black Chocolate

#1B1811

Very Dark Chartreuse Green color link
Very Dark Chartreuse Green

#171D11

Very Brown color link
Very Brown

#1D1711

Soft Black color link
Soft Black

#181A18

Pastel Black color link
Pastel Black

#1D1C1A

Yellowish Black color link
Yellowish Black

#1D1D1A

Blackout color link
Blackout

#211916

Greenish Black color link
Greenish Black

#1A1D1A

Reddish Brownish Black color link
Reddish Brownish Black

#1D1A1A

#1C1C14 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1C1C14
  • RGB28, 28, 20
  • CMYK0, 0, 3, 89
  • CSSrgb(28, 28, 20)
  • HSL60°, 17%, 9%
  • HSL Precise60°, 16.667%, 9.412%
  • HSV60°, 29%, 11%
  • HSB60°, 29%, 11%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • GLSLvec3(0.110, 0.110, 0.078)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.110, 0.110, 0.078, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.110, 0.110, 0.078)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID1C1C14
  • DECIMAL ID1842196
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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