#1C1B0C

Accessibility

AAA

17.33:1

Vs white / black

17.33:1 · 1.21:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#1c1b0c

RGB

rgb(28, 27, 12)

RGBA

rgba(28, 27, 12, 1)

HSL

hsl(56, 40%, 8%)

HSLA

hsla(56, 40%, 8%, 1)

HSV

hsv(56, 57%, 11%)

LAB

lab(9.46% -2.52 9.12)

LCH

lch(9.46% 9.46 105.45)

OKLAB

oklab(0.2186 -0.0069 0.0258)

OKLCH

oklch(0.2186 0.0267 104.97)

XYZ

xyz(0.94, 1.06, 0.50)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4%, 57%, 89%)

CSS

color: #1c1b0c;

CSS variable

--color-1c1b0c: #1c1b0c;

SCSS

$color-1c1b0c: #1c1b0c;

JavaScript

const color = "#1c1b0c";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#1c1b0c";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#1c1b0c" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#1c1b0c", "rgb": { "r": 28, "g": 27, "b": 12 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.2186 0.0267 104.97)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#1c1b0c-1: #1c1b0c;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-900

Very different · ΔE 7.46 · #1C1917

Nearest CSS named color

Black

Very different · ΔE 9.85 · #000000

Nearest Material color

grey-900

Very different · ΔE 8.34 · #212121

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 11.57 · #212529

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f7f6e7 100e9e9da 200d6d5c6 300c0bfae 400a4a390 500888775 600727161 7005b5a4d 800454438 900303024 9501c1b10

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

ececeb d9d9d7 c6c6c2 b3b3ae a0a09a 8e8d86 7b7a71 68675d 555449 424135 2f2e20 1c1b0c 1a190b 17170a 151409 131208 101007 0e0e06 0c0b05 090904 070703 050402 020201

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

ececeb d9d9d7 c6c6c2 b3b3ae a0a09a 8e8d86 7b7a71 68675d 555449 424135 2f2e20

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

1a190b 17170a 151409 131208 101007 0e0e06 0c0b05 090904 070703 050402 020201

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

242316 2d2c1f 353429 3d3d33 46453c 4e4e46 565650 5f5e59 676763 6f6f6d 787876

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#1C1B0CStop 1 #0C0D1DStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#1D130CStop 1 #1C1B0CStop 2 #151D0CStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#1C1B0CStop 1 #0C1D1BStop 2 #1B0C1DStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#1C1B0CStop 1 #0C151DStop 2 #130C1DStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#47451FStop 1 #7D7836Stop 2 #B3AC4DStop 3 #C9C582Stop 4 #E0DEB8Stop 5

Using this color

Where #1c1b0c works

#1C1B0C (#1c1b0c) sits in the yellow family at about 56° hue, 40% saturation, and 8% lightness. Contrast is 17.33:1 on white and 1.21:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-900 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

body text, chrome, and dark-mode surfaces
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #1c1b0c is 1.21:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Optimism, attention, and warmth. Ideal for highlights, warnings, and cheerful brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Yellow range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind stone 900#1C1917 Tailwind neutral 900#171717 Material Grey 900#212121 Tailwind neutral 800#262626 Tailwind stone 950#0C0A09 Tailwind neutral 950#0A0A0A Tailwind stone 800#292524 Black#000000 Tailwind zinc 950#09090B Tailwind zinc 900#18181B Web Safe #333333#333333 Tailwind zinc 800#27272A