What color is #1B1512?

#1B1512 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B1512?

The RGB value is 27, 21, 18: 27 red, 21 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B1512?

The complementary color is #12181B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B1512?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B1512 color

#1B1512 rgb(27, 21, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B1512 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 8.2% green and 7.1% blue (27, 21, 18).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 20% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 33% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Scandinavian Liquorice (#1A1110), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.06:1).

#1B1512 color codes

HEX	`#1B1512`
RGB	`rgb(27, 21, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 8.2%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 20%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 33%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 33%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.34, 2.32, 2.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.34, 3.68, 50.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.829, 0.813, 0.685)`
Decimal	`1774866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B1512, 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 #1B1512	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B1512 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.06:1	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 #1B1512 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b1512; }
.text { color: #1b1512; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b1512; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 21 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b1512, #1b1a12); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1B1512?: #1B1512 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B1512?: The RGB value is 27, 21, 18: 27 red, 21 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B1512?: The complementary color is #12181B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B1512?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.