What color is #1B140A?

#1B140A is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B140A?

The RGB value is 27, 20, 10: 27 red, 20 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B140A?

The complementary color is #0A111B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B140A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B140A color

#1B140A rgb(27, 20, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B140A is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 7.8% green and 3.9% blue (27, 20, 10).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 46% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 63% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.24:1).

#1B140A color codes

HEX	`#1B140A`
RGB	`rgb(27, 20, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 7.8%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 46%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 63%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 63%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.82, 1.6, 6.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.82, 6.35, 75.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.757, 0.755, 0.393)`
Decimal	`1774602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B140A, 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 #1B140A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B140A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.24:1	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 #1B140A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b140a; }
.text { color: #1b140a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b140a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 20 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b140a, #191b0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1B140A?: #1B140A is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B140A?: The RGB value is 27, 20, 10: 27 red, 20 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B140A?: The complementary color is #0A111B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B140A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.