What color is #1B1B16?

#1B1B16 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B1B16?

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

What is the complementary color of #1B1B16?

The complementary color is #16161B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B1B16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B1B16 color

#1B1B16 rgb(27, 27, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B1B16 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 10% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Zone (#191916), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.28:1).

#1B1B16 color codes

HEX	`#1B1B16`
RGB	`rgb(27, 27, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 10.6%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 10%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 19%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 19%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.6, -1.2, 3.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.6, 3.67, 108.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.989, 1.075, 0.914)`
Decimal	`1776406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B1B16, 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 #1B1B16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B1B16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #1B1B16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b1b16; }
.text { color: #1b1b16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b1b16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 27 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b1b16, #181b16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1B1B16?: #1B1B16 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B1B16?: The RGB value is 27, 27, 22: 27 red, 27 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B1B16?: The complementary color is #16161B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B1B16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.