What color is #1B1315?

#1B1315 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 #1B1315?

The RGB value is 27, 19, 21: 27 red, 19 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B1315?

The complementary color is #131B19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B1315?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B1315 color

#1B1315 rgb(27, 19, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B1315 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 7.5% green and 8.2% blue (27, 19, 21).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 17% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 22% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Licorice (#1B1212), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.25:1).

#1B1315 color codes

HEX	`#1B1315`
RGB	`rgb(27, 19, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 7.5%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 17%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 30%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 22%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.8, 4.28, 0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.8, 4.29, 1.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.82, 0.753, 0.811)`
Decimal	`1774357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B1315, 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 #1B1315	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B1315 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.25:1	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 #1B1315 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b1315; }
.text { color: #1b1315; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b1315; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 19 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b1315, #1b1513); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1B1315?: #1B1315 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 #1B1315?: The RGB value is 27, 19, 21: 27 red, 19 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B1315?: The complementary color is #131B19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B1315?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.