What color is #1B111F?

#1B111F is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B111F?

The RGB value is 27, 17, 31: 27 red, 17 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B111F?

The complementary color is #151F11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B111F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B111F color

#1B111F rgb(27, 17, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B111F is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 6.7% green and 12.2% blue (27, 17, 31).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 29% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.32:1).

#1B111F color codes

HEX	`#1B111F`
RGB	`rgb(27, 17, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 6.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 29%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 45%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 45%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.62, 8.27, -7.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.62, 11.33, 316.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.9, 0.733, 1.39)`
Decimal	`1773855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B111F, 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 #1B111F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B111F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #1B111F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b111f; }
.text { color: #1b111f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b111f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 17 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b111f, #1f111c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1B111F?: #1B111F is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B111F?: The RGB value is 27, 17, 31: 27 red, 17 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B111F?: The complementary color is #151F11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B111F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.