What color is #1B1101?

#1B1101 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B1101?

The RGB value is 27, 17, 1: 27 red, 17 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B1101?

The complementary color is #010B1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B1101?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B1101 color

#1B1101 rgb(27, 17, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B1101 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 6.7% green and 0.4% blue (27, 17, 1).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 93% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 96% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.63:1).

#1B1101 color codes

HEX	`#1B1101`
RGB	`rgb(27, 17, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 6.7%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 93%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 96%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 96%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.75, 2.18, 8.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.75, 8.52, 75.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.658, 0.636, 0.117)`
Decimal	`1773825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B1101, 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 #1B1101	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B1101 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.63:1	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 #1B1101 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b1101; }
.text { color: #1b1101; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b1101; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 17 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b1101, #181b01); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1B1101?: #1B1101 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B1101?: The RGB value is 27, 17, 1: 27 red, 17 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B1101?: The complementary color is #010B1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B1101?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.