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#1C1906

#1c1906 ≈ Smoky Black

  • black
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#1c1906 is a color from the black family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.98% red, 9.8% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.71% magenta, 78.57% yellow and 89.02% black. Its hue angle is 51.82°, with 64.71% saturation and 6.67% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with sophistication, power and elegance. Designers typically use it for body text and typography and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smoky Black (#100c08), ΔE 8.05.

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Web safe#330000
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Relative luminance0.0096

Complementary

  1. #1c1906
  2. #06091c

Split complementary

  1. #1c1906
  2. #06141c
  3. #0e061c

Analogous

  1. #1c0e06
  2. #1c1906
  3. #141c06

Triadic

  1. #1c1906
  2. #061c19
  3. #19061c

Tetradic

  1. #1c1906
  2. #091c06
  3. #06091c
  4. #19061c

Square

  1. #1c1906
  2. #061c0e
  3. #06091c
  4. #1c0614

Monochromatic

  1. #110f04
  2. #110f04
  3. #1c1906
  4. #5b5114
  5. #9a8a21

Shades

#1c1906 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1c1906
  2. #191705
  3. #161405
  4. #141204
  5. #110f04
  6. #0e0d03
  7. #0b0a02
  8. #080802
  9. #060501
  10. #030301
  11. #000000

Tints

#1c1906 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1c1906
  2. #33301f
  3. #494738
  4. #605e51
  5. #77756a
  6. #8e8c83
  7. #a4a39b
  8. #bbbab4
  9. #d2d1cd
  10. #e8e8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1c1906 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1c1906
  2. #262312
  3. #302e1e
  4. #3a382b
  5. #444237
  6. #4e4d43
  7. #58574f
  8. #62615b
  9. #6c6b68
  10. #767674
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #191919 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1a1913 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c1805 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d1907 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1f1715 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c1805 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d1906 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e1810 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1c1906 {
  color: #1c1906;
}
Background
.bg-1c1906 {
  background-color: #1c1906;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1c1906 {
  border: 2px solid #1c1906;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1c1906;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 25 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 65% 7%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1c1906 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1c1906, #141c06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1c1906 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 25 6 / 0.35);
}

#100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 8.05 #000000 Black ΔE 10.08 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 11.01 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 12.19 #343434 Jet ΔE 12.24 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 12.87 #353839 Onyx ΔE 13.63 #e3e6f9 Inverted #191919 Grayscale 

Smoky Black
#1c1906  rgb(28, 25, 6)  hsl(52, 65%, 7%)  Smoky Black
#06091c  rgb(6, 9, 28)  hsl(232, 65%, 7%)  Rich Black
#061c19  rgb(6, 28, 25)  hsl(172, 65%, 7%)  Rich Black
#19061c  rgb(25, 6, 28)  hsl(292, 65%, 7%)  Licorice