What color is #1B050C?

#1B050C is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B050C?

The RGB value is 27, 5, 12: 27 red, 5 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B050C?

The complementary color is #051B14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B050C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B050C color

#1B050C rgb(27, 5, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B050C is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 2% green and 4.7% blue (27, 5, 12).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 69% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 81% magenta, 56% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Dwarf Fortress (#1D0200), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.56:1).

#1B050C color codes

HEX	`#1B050C`
RGB	`rgb(27, 5, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 2%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 69%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 81%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 81%, 56%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.33, 9.12, 0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.33, 9.13, 1.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.573, 0.368, 0.389)`
Decimal	`1770764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B050C, 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 #1B050C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B050C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #1B050C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b050c; }
.text { color: #1b050c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b050c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 5 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b050c, #1b0905); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1B050C?: #1B050C is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Dwarf Fortress. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B050C?: The RGB value is 27, 5, 12: 27 red, 5 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B050C?: The complementary color is #051B14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B050C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.