What color is #1B090F?

#1B090F is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B090F?

The RGB value is 27, 9, 15: 27 red, 9 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B090F?

The complementary color is #091B15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B090F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B090F color

#1B090F rgb(27, 9, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B090F is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 3.5% green and 5.9% blue (27, 9, 15).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 50% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 44% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.22:1).

#1B090F color codes

HEX	`#1B090F`
RGB	`rgb(27, 9, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 3.5%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 50%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 67%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 44%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.18, 8.03, -0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.18, 8.03, 359.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.636, 0.463, 0.508)`
Decimal	`1771791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B090F, 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 #1B090F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B090F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.22:1	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 #1B090F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b090f; }
.text { color: #1b090f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b090f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 9 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b090f, #1b0c09); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1B090F?: #1B090F is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B090F?: The RGB value is 27, 9, 15: 27 red, 9 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B090F?: The complementary color is #091B15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B090F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.