What color is #1B0F02?

#1B0F02 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B0F02?

The RGB value is 27, 15, 2: 27 red, 15 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B0F02?

The complementary color is #020E1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B0F02?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B0F02 color

#1B0F02 rgb(27, 15, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B0F02 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 5.9% green and 0.8% blue (27, 15, 2).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 86% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 93% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.82:1).

#1B0F02 color codes

HEX	`#1B0F02`
RGB	`rgb(27, 15, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 5.9%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 86%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 93%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 93%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.23, 3.42, 7.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.23, 7.86, 64.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.634, 0.579, 0.136)`
Decimal	`1773314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B0F02, 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 #1B0F02	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B0F02 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #1B0F02 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b0f02; }
.text { color: #1b0f02; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b0f02; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 15 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b0f02, #1b1b02); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1B0F02?: #1B0F02 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B0F02?: The RGB value is 27, 15, 2: 27 red, 15 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B0F02?: The complementary color is #020E1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B0F02?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.