What color is #1B0C11?

#1B0C11 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B0C11?

The RGB value is 27, 12, 17: 27 red, 12 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B0C11?

The complementary color is #0C1B16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B0C11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B0C11 color

#1B0C11 rgb(27, 12, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B0C11 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 4.7% green and 6.7% blue (27, 12, 17).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 38% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 37% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.97:1).

#1B0C11 color codes

HEX	`#1B0C11`
RGB	`rgb(27, 12, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 4.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 38%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 56%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 37%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.85, 7.16, -0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.85, 7.16, 358.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.685, 0.536, 0.598)`
Decimal	`1772561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B0C11, 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 #1B0C11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B0C11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #1B0C11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b0c11; }
.text { color: #1b0c11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b0c11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 12 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b0c11, #1b0f0c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1B0C11?: #1B0C11 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B0C11?: The RGB value is 27, 12, 17: 27 red, 12 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B0C11?: The complementary color is #0C1B16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B0C11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.