What color is #1B100C?

#1B100C is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B100C?

The RGB value is 27, 16, 12: 27 red, 16 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B100C?

The complementary color is #0C171B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B100C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B100C color

#1B100C rgb(27, 16, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B100C is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 6.3% green and 4.7% blue (27, 16, 12).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 38% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 56% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Scandinavian Liquorice (#1A1110), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.65:1).

#1B100C color codes

HEX	`#1B100C`
RGB	`rgb(27, 16, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 6.3%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 38%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 56%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 56%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.69, 4.29, 3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.69, 5.62, 40.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.704, 0.63, 0.432)`
Decimal	`1773580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B100C, 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 #1B100C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B100C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #1B100C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b100c; }
.text { color: #1b100c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b100c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 16 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b100c, #1b180c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1B100C?: #1B100C is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B100C?: The RGB value is 27, 16, 12: 27 red, 16 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B100C?: The complementary color is #0C171B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B100C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.