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#1C1C1A Coco’s Black

#1C1C1A is a very dark gray named Coco’s Black. In the RGB color model it is made of 11.0% red, 11.0% green and 10.2% blue (rgb(28, 28, 26)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 4% saturation and 11% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 89% black. #1C1C1A is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.07:1.

#1C1C1A color conversion

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Variations of #1C1C1A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#1C1C1A 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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#1C1C1A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #1C1C1A 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 #1C1C1A
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1C1C1A
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1C1C1A
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #1C1C1A
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #1C1C1A
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #1C1C1B
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #1C1C1B
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #1C1C1C
  • Achromatomaly 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #1C1C1B

#1C1C1A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.07:1 Super#1C1C1A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.23:1 Very poor#1C1C1A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#1C1C1A in CSS

/* Coco’s Black */
.color { color: #1C1C1A; }
.background { background-color: #1C1C1A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #1C1C1A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(28 28 26);
color: hsl(60 4% 11%);
color: oklch(0.226 0.004 106.7);

#1C1C1A FAQ

What color is #1C1C1A?

#1C1C1A 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 #1C1C1A?

#1C1C1A is rgb(28, 28, 26) in RGB, hsl(60, 4%, 11%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 89%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #1C1C1A?

The complementary color of #1C1C1A is #1A1A1C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #1C1C1A?

White text has the best contrast on #1C1C1A: 17.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #1C1C1A a warm or cool color?

#1C1C1A is a neutral color.