What color is #1B180F?

#1B180F is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B180F?

The RGB value is 27, 24, 15: 27 red, 24 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B180F?

The complementary color is #0F121B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B180F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B180F color

#1B180F rgb(27, 24, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B180F is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 9.4% green and 5.9% blue (27, 24, 15).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 29% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 44% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.73:1).

#1B180F color codes

HEX	`#1B180F`
RGB	`rgb(27, 24, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 9.4%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 29%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 44%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 44%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.31, -0.41, 5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.31, 5.99, 93.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.865, 0.921, 0.584)`
Decimal	`1775631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B180F, 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 #1B180F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B180F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.73:1	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 #1B180F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b180f; }
.text { color: #1b180f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b180f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 24 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b180f, #181b0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1B180F?: #1B180F is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B180F?: The RGB value is 27, 24, 15: 27 red, 24 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B180F?: The complementary color is #0F121B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B180F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.