What color is #1B061E?

#1B061E is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B061E?

The RGB value is 27, 6, 30: 27 red, 6 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B061E?

The complementary color is #091E06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B061E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B061E color

#1B061E rgb(27, 6, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B061E is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 2.4% green and 11.8% blue (27, 6, 30).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 67% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.24:1).

#1B061E color codes

HEX	`#1B061E`
RGB	`rgb(27, 6, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 2.4%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 67%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 80%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 80%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.13, 12.99, -10.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.13, 16.85, 320.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.751, 0.457, 1.277)`
Decimal	`1771038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B061E, 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 #1B061E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B061E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #1B061E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b061e; }
.text { color: #1b061e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b061e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 6 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b061e, #1e0615); }

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Questions

What color is #1B061E?: #1B061E is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B061E?: The RGB value is 27, 6, 30: 27 red, 6 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B061E?: The complementary color is #091E06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B061E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.