What color is #1B1314?

#1B1314 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Licorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B1314?

The RGB value is 27, 19, 20: 27 red, 19 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B1314?

The complementary color is #131B1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B1314?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B1314 color

#1B1314 rgb(27, 19, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B1314 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 7.5% green and 7.8% blue (27, 19, 20).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 17% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 26% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Licorice (#1B1212), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.26:1).

#1B1314 color codes

HEX	`#1B1314`
RGB	`rgb(27, 19, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 7.5%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 17%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 30%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 26%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.77, 4.05, 0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.77, 4.12, 10.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.811, 0.749, 0.764)`
Decimal	`1774356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B1314, 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 #1B1314	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B1314 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.26:1	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 #1B1314 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b1314; }
.text { color: #1b1314; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b1314; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 19 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b1314, #1b1613); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1B1314?: #1B1314 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Licorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B1314?: The RGB value is 27, 19, 20: 27 red, 19 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B1314?: The complementary color is #131B1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B1314?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.