What color is #1B1C08?

#1B1C08 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B1C08?

The RGB value is 27, 28, 8: 27 red, 28 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B1C08?

The complementary color is #09081C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B1C08?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B1C08 color

#1B1C08 rgb(27, 28, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B1C08 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 11% green and 3.1% blue (27, 28, 8).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 56% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.27:1).

#1B1C08 color codes

HEX	`#1B1C08`
RGB	`rgb(27, 28, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 11%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 56%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 71%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 71%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.65, -4.34, 11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.65, 11.88, 111.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.911, 1.081, 0.39)`
Decimal	`1776648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B1C08, 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 #1B1C08	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B1C08 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #1B1C08 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b1c08; }
.text { color: #1b1c08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b1c08; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 28 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b1c08, #111c08); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1B1C08?: #1B1C08 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B1C08?: The RGB value is 27, 28, 8: 27 red, 28 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B1C08?: The complementary color is #09081C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B1C08?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.