What color is #1B080D?

#1B080D is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B080D?

The RGB value is 27, 8, 13: 27 red, 8 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B080D?

The complementary color is #081B16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B080D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B080D color

#1B080D rgb(27, 8, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B080D is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 3.1% green and 5.1% blue (27, 8, 13).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 54% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 52% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.32:1).

#1B080D color codes

HEX	`#1B080D`
RGB	`rgb(27, 8, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 3.1%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 54%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 70%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 52%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.94, 8.08, 0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.94, 8.1, 4.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.612, 0.436, 0.433)`
Decimal	`1771533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B080D, 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 #1B080D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B080D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.32:1	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 #1B080D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b080d; }
.text { color: #1b080d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b080d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 8 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b080d, #1b0d08); }

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Questions

What color is #1B080D?: #1B080D is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B080D?: The RGB value is 27, 8, 13: 27 red, 8 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B080D?: The complementary color is #081B16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B080D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.