What color is #1B161E?

#1B161E 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 #1B161E?

The RGB value is 27, 22, 30: 27 red, 22 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B161E?

The complementary color is #191E16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B161E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B161E color

#1B161E rgb(27, 22, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B161E is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 8.6% green and 11.8% blue (27, 22, 30).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 15% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.79:1).

#1B161E color codes

HEX	`#1B161E`
RGB	`rgb(27, 22, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 8.6%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 15%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 27%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 27%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.13, 4.55, -4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.13, 6.53, 314.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.973, 0.901, 1.351)`
Decimal	`1775134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B161E, 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 #1B161E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B161E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #1B161E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b161e; }
.text { color: #1b161e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b161e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 22 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b161e, #1e161d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1B161E?: #1B161E 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 #1B161E?: The RGB value is 27, 22, 30: 27 red, 22 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B161E?: The complementary color is #191E16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B161E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.