Information about #1C1C1C color

#1C1C1C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #1C1C1C belongs to the Greyscale Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(28, 28, 28) — 11% red, 11% green, 11% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 0 / 89. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #1C1C1C reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Eerie Black (#1B1B1B). Slightly further away sit Aesthetic Black (#1C1C1E) and Pastel Black (#1D1C1A).

Under the hood all three RGB channels are equal (28 each), placing #1C1C1C exactly on the neutral axis of the color space. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #1C1C1C: 17.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:89) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. This shade is reserved in the Register and is not available for naming.

#1C1C1C color variations

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

#1C1C1C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Reserved

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#494949

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#767676

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#A4A4A4

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#D1D1D1

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White

#FFFFFF

#1C1C1C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#1C1C1C
#161616

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#101010

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Drawlz Brand Co. Black Noir

#0B0B0B
#050505

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Black

#000000

#1C1C1C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#1C1C1C
#2F2F2F

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#434343

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#575757

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#6B6B6B

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Grey

#808080

Why this page shows fewer blocks

#1C1C1C belongs to the Greyscale Color Family, and greyscale colors have no hue. Hue is an angle on the color wheel, and that angle only exists when a color leans toward one primary more than the others. Here all three channels are equal (R = G = B), so there is nothing to lean and no angle to measure.

Everything built on rotating that angle therefore has nothing to rotate. A complementary color is the hue 180° away — for a grey, that is the same grey. The same goes for analogous, triadic, tetradic and square harmonies. Rather than show seven identical swatches, the register leaves the Hues variation strip and the whole Harmonies section out.

What remains is everything that depends on lightness rather than hue. Tints, shades and tones still work, because they move the color up and down the scale instead of around the wheel. So do the nearest named colors, the conversions and the adjacent color codes.

How the register classifies colors · All greyscale colors in the register

Nearest named colors to #1C1C1C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Eerie Black color link
Eerie Black

#1B1B1B

Aesthetic Black color link
Aesthetic Black

#1C1C1E

Pastel Black color link
Pastel Black

#1D1C1A

Cyanish Black color link
Cyanish Black

#1A1D1D

Magentaish Black color link
Magentaish Black

#1D1A1D

Yellowish Black color link
Yellowish Black

#1D1D1A

Bluish Black color link
Bluish Black

#1A1A1D

Greenish Black color link
Greenish Black

#1A1D1A

Reddish Brownish Black color link
Reddish Brownish Black

#1D1A1A

Chimney Sweep color link
Chimney Sweep

#1C1D1F

Blackjack color link
Blackjack

#1D2020

Soft Black color link
Soft Black

#181A18

#1C1C1C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1C1C1C
  • RGB28, 28, 28
  • CMYK0, 0, 0, 89
  • CSSrgb(28, 28, 28)
  • HSL0°, 0%, 11%
  • HSL Precise0°, 0%, 10.98%
  • HSV0°, 0%, 11%
  • HSB0°, 0%, 11%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.110, 0.110, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.110, 0.110, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.110, 0.110, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyGreyscale
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID1C1C1C
  • DECIMAL ID1842204
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers76 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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