What color is #1B1612?

#1B1612 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B1612?

The RGB value is 27, 22, 18: 27 red, 22 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B1612?

The complementary color is #12171B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B1612?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B1612 color

#1B1612 rgb(27, 22, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B1612 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 8.6% green and 7.1% blue (27, 22, 18).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 20% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 33% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.95:1).

#1B1612 color codes

HEX	`#1B1612`
RGB	`rgb(27, 22, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 8.6%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 20%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 33%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 33%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.68, 1.63, 3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.68, 3.73, 64.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.848, 0.851, 0.692)`
Decimal	`1775122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B1612, 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 #1B1612	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B1612 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.95:1	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 #1B1612 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b1612; }
.text { color: #1b1612; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b1612; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 22 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b1612, #1b1b12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1B1612?: #1B1612 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B1612?: The RGB value is 27, 22, 18: 27 red, 22 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B1612?: The complementary color is #12171B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B1612?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.