#1C1917 color
The swatch above shows #1C1917 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#1C1917 is a very dark, muted orange, closest to the CSS named color black (#000000).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: stone-900. That means you can write bg-stone-900 or text-stone-900 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #1C1917 |
| RGB | rgb(28, 25, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 10%, 10%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 18%, 89%) |
| Decimal | 1841431 |
| CSS | color: #1C1917; |
| Android | 0xFF1C1917 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.110, green: 0.098, blue: 0.090, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #1C1917 | 17.49:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Black text on #1C1917 | 1.20:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | white |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #1C1917
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #1C1917 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #1C1917
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #1C1917 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #1C1917; background-color: #1C1917; }
.element { color: rgb(28 25 23); }
.element { color: hsl(24 10% 10%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-stone-900 text-white">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #1C1917;Frequently asked questions
What color is #1C1917?
#1C1917 is a very dark, muted orange. Its hue sits at 24° on the color wheel, with 10% saturation and 10% lightness.
What is #1C1917 in RGB?
#1C1917 converts to rgb(28, 25, 23) — 28 red, 25 green and 23 blue.
What is #1C1917 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 18%, 89%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #1C1917 be white or black?
White gives the better contrast ratio (17.49:1 versus 1.20:1).
What is the complementary color of #1C1917?
#171A1C — the hue directly opposite #1C1917 on the color wheel.