What color is #1B1212?

#1B1212 is a very dark, grayish red known as Licorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Licorice?

The RGB value is 27, 18, 18: 27 red, 18 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Licorice?

The complementary color is #121B1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B1212?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Licorice color: hex code #1B1212

#1B1212 rgb(27, 18, 18)

Shades of black

Licorice has the hex code #1B1212. It is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 7.1% green and 7.1% blue (27, 18, 18).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 20% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 33% yellow and 89% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.39:1).

Licorice (#1B1212) color codes

HEX	`#1B1212`
RGB	`rgb(27, 18, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 7.1%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 20%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 33%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 33%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.41, 4.23, 1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.41, 4.49, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.777, 0.709, 0.668)`
Decimal	`1774098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Licorice, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1B1212	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B1212 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1B1212 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b1212; }
.text { color: #1b1212; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b1212; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 18 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b1212, #1b1612); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #1B1212 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1B1212?: #1B1212 is a very dark, grayish red known as Licorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Licorice?: The RGB value is 27, 18, 18: 27 red, 18 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Licorice?: The complementary color is #121B1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B1212?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.