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#1B1C19 Coco’s Black

#1B1C19 is a very dark gray named Coco’s Black. In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 11.0% green and 9.8% blue (rgb(27, 28, 25)). Its HSL value is 80° hue, 6% saturation and 10% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 89% black. #1B1C19 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.12:1.

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Variations of #1B1C19

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#1B1C19 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#1B1C19 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #1B1C19 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #1C1C19
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1C1C19
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1C1C19
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #1C1C19
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #1C1C19
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #1B1C1B
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #1B1C1A
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #1C1C1C
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #1B1C1B

#1B1C19 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.12:1 Super#1B1C19 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.23:1 Very poor#1B1C19 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#1B1C19 in CSS

/* Coco’s Black */
.color { color: #1B1C19; }
.background { background-color: #1B1C19; }
.border { border: 1px solid #1B1C19; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(27 28 25);
color: hsl(80 6% 10%);
color: oklch(0.224 0.006 121.9);

#1B1C19 FAQ

What color is #1B1C19?

#1B1C19 is a very dark gray. Its closest named color is Coco’s Black. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #1B1C19?

#1B1C19 is rgb(27, 28, 25) in RGB, hsl(80, 6%, 10%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 89%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #1B1C19?

The complementary color of #1B1C19 is #1A191C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #1B1C19?

White text has the best contrast on #1B1C19: 17.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #1B1C19 a warm or cool color?

#1B1C19 is a neutral color.