What color is #1B1415?

#1B1415 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 #1B1415?

The RGB value is 27, 20, 21: 27 red, 20 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B1415?

The complementary color is #141B1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B1415?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B1415 color

#1B1415 rgb(27, 20, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B1415 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 7.8% green and 8.2% blue (27, 20, 21).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 15% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 22% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Licorice (#1B1212), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.14:1).

#1B1415 color codes

HEX	`#1B1415`
RGB	`rgb(27, 20, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 7.8%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 15%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 26%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 22%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.11, 3.65, 0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.11, 3.69, 8.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.838, 0.787, 0.817)`
Decimal	`1774613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B1415, 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 #1B1415	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B1415 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #1B1415 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b1415; }
.text { color: #1b1415; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b1415; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 20 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b1415, #1b1714); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1B1415?: #1B1415 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 #1B1415?: The RGB value is 27, 20, 21: 27 red, 20 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B1415?: The complementary color is #141B1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B1415?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.