What color is #1B120D?

#1B120D 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 #1B120D?

The RGB value is 27, 18, 13: 27 red, 18 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B120D?

The complementary color is #0D161B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B120D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B120D color

#1B120D rgb(27, 18, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B120D is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 7.1% green and 5.1% blue (27, 18, 13).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 35% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 52% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Scandinavian Liquorice (#1A1110), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.44:1).

#1B120D color codes

HEX	`#1B120D`
RGB	`rgb(27, 18, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 7.1%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 35%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 52%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 52%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.28, 3.3, 4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.28, 5.2, 50.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.741, 0.695, 0.476)`
Decimal	`1774093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B120D, 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 #1B120D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B120D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #1B120D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b120d; }
.text { color: #1b120d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b120d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 18 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b120d, #1b190d); }

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Questions

What color is #1B120D?: #1B120D 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 #1B120D?: The RGB value is 27, 18, 13: 27 red, 18 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B120D?: The complementary color is #0D161B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B120D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.