What color is #1B151F?

#1B151F 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 #1B151F?

The RGB value is 27, 21, 31: 27 red, 21 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B151F?

The complementary color is #191F15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B151F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B151F color

#1B151F rgb(27, 21, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B151F is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 8.2% green and 12.2% blue (27, 21, 31).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 19% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.89:1).

#1B151F color codes

HEX	`#1B151F`
RGB	`rgb(27, 21, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 8.2%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 19%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 32%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 32%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.84, 5.59, -5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.84, 8.12, 313.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.967, 0.868, 1.413)`
Decimal	`1774879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B151F, 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 #1B151F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B151F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.89:1	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 #1B151F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b151f; }
.text { color: #1b151f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b151f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 21 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b151f, #1f151e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1B151F?: #1B151F 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 #1B151F?: The RGB value is 27, 21, 31: 27 red, 21 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B151F?: The complementary color is #191F15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B151F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.