#1C1917 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

Tailwind CSS stone-900 · Every value on this page is precomputed — copy what you need.

#1C1917 is a very dark, nearly neutral orange. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class stone-900 (e.g. bg-stone-900, text-stone-900). Its nearest CSS named color is black (#000000). For readable text on a #1C1917 background, white text gives the strongest contrast (17.49:1). Because it is dark, #1C1917 suits text, navigation bars, and footers on light backgrounds, and its tints make natural hover and surface colors.

Color Values

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#1C1917 in Tailwind CSS (stone-900)

#1C1917 ships with Tailwind CSS as stone-900 — use it as bg-stone-900, text-stone-900, or border-stone-900. It sits at step 900 of the stone ramp; every other step links to its own page:

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• 950

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #1C1917 (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

• 10% tint #33302e Copy
• 20% tint #494745 Copy
• 30% tint #605e5d Copy
• 40% tint #777574 Copy
• 50% tint #8e8c8b Copy
• 60% tint #a4a3a2 Copy
• 70% tint #bbbab9 Copy
• 80% tint #d2d1d1 Copy
• 90% tint #e8e8e8 Copy

Shades of #1C1917 (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

• 10% shade #191715 Copy
• 20% shade #161412 Copy
• 30% shade #141210 Copy
• 40% shade #110f0e Copy
• 50% shade #0e0d0c Copy
• 60% shade #0b0a09 Copy
• 70% shade #080807 Copy
• 80% shade #060505 Copy
• 90% shade #030202 Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #1C1917 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a lighter tint of #1C1917 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More orange colors in the library: #451A03 (amber-950), #422006 (yellow-950), #713F12 (yellow-900), #78350F (amber-900), #7C2D12 (orange-900), #854D0E (yellow-800).

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #1C1917?

  #1C1917 is a very dark, nearly neutral orange — rgb(28, 25, 23). Its nearest CSS named color is black. In Tailwind CSS it is stone-900.

• How do I make tints and shades of #1C1917?

  Mix #1C1917 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #1C1917 is #494745 and a 20% shade is #161412 — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #1C1917 in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #1C1917?

  White text gives the strongest contrast on a #1C1917 background at 17.49:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

• What is the Tailwind CSS class for #1C1917?

  stone-900 — use it as bg-stone-900, text-stone-900, or border-stone-900. The full stone 50–950 ramp is linked above.

Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.