What color is #1B1420?

#1B1420 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B1420?

The RGB value is 27, 20, 32: 27 red, 20 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B1420?

The complementary color is #192014, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B1420?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B1420 color

#1B1420 rgb(27, 20, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B1420 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 7.8% green and 12.5% blue (27, 20, 32).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 23% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.99:1).

#1B1420 color codes

HEX	`#1B1420`
RGB	`rgb(27, 20, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 7.8%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 23%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 38%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 38%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.57, 6.61, -7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.57, 9.68, 313.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.963, 0.838, 1.477)`
Decimal	`1774624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B1420, 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 #1B1420	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B1420 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #1B1420 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b1420; }
.text { color: #1b1420; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b1420; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 20 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b1420, #20141f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1B1420?: #1B1420 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B1420?: The RGB value is 27, 20, 32: 27 red, 20 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B1420?: The complementary color is #192014, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B1420?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.