What color is #1B160C?

#1B160C 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 #1B160C?

The RGB value is 27, 22, 12: 27 red, 22 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B160C?

The complementary color is #0C111B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B160C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B160C color

#1B160C rgb(27, 22, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B160C is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 8.6% green and 4.7% blue (27, 22, 12).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 38% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 56% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18:1).

#1B160C color codes

HEX	`#1B160C`
RGB	`rgb(27, 22, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 8.6%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 38%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 56%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 56%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.53, 0.54, 6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.53, 6.33, 85.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.805, 0.833, 0.466)`
Decimal	`1775116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B160C, 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 #1B160C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B160C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18:1	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 #1B160C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b160c; }
.text { color: #1b160c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b160c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 22 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b160c, #181b0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1B160C?: #1B160C 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 #1B160C?: The RGB value is 27, 22, 12: 27 red, 22 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B160C?: The complementary color is #0C111B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B160C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.