#1C1917 · near Licorice

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#1C1917 (RGB 28, 25, 23) is a dark, nearly neutral black, closest to Licorice and near Raisin and Ink. Black suggests sophistication, contrast and drama, which makes #1C1917 a natural choice for text, luxury branding and dark interfaces. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 22% lightness and 0.01 chroma at hue 56°.

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HEX#1C1917
RGBrgb(28, 25, 23)
HSLhsl(24, 10%, 10%)
CMYK0, 11, 18, 89
CSS var--licorice
Contrast17.49:1 white · 1.2:1 black

Similar named colors

Licorice #1A1110Raisin #242124Ink #0B1E33Obsidian #0B0B0BEspresso #3C2218

How to use #1C1917

White text passes WCAG AA on #1C1917 (17.49:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #1C1917 with its analogous neighbors #1C1717 and #1C1C17; for contrast use its complement #171A1C as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--licorice: #1C1917;

Color card

#1C1917 hex color card: near Licorice, RGB 28, 25, 23
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Shades & tints

#060505#0B0A09#110F0E#161412#1C1917#494745#777574#A4A3A2#D2D1D1

Color harmonies for #1C1917

Complementary

#1C1917#171A1C

Analogous

#1C1917#1C1717#1C1C17

Triadic

#1C1917#171C19#19171C

Split complementary

#1C1917#171C1C#17171C

Tetradic

#1C1917#171C17#171A1C#1C171C

Palettes with #1C1917