What color is #1B190C?

#1B190C is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B190C?

The RGB value is 27, 25, 12: 27 red, 25 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B190C?

The complementary color is #0C0E1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B190C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B190C color

#1B190C rgb(27, 25, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B190C is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 9.8% green and 4.7% blue (27, 25, 12).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 38% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 56% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.63:1).

#1B190C color codes

HEX	`#1B190C`
RGB	`rgb(27, 25, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 9.8%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 38%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 56%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 56%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.61, -1.64, 7.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.61, 8.06, 101.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.866, 0.955, 0.486)`
Decimal	`1775884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B190C, 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 #1B190C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B190C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #1B190C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b190c; }
.text { color: #1b190c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b190c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 25 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b190c, #161b0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1B190C?: #1B190C is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B190C?: The RGB value is 27, 25, 12: 27 red, 25 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B190C?: The complementary color is #0C0E1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B190C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.