What color is #1B1C10?

#1B1C10 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B1C10?

The RGB value is 27, 28, 16: 27 red, 28 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B1C10?

The complementary color is #11101C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B1C10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B1C10 color

#1B1C10 rgb(27, 28, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B1C10 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 11% green and 6.3% blue (27, 28, 16).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 27% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.21:1).

#1B1C10 color codes

HEX	`#1B1C10`
RGB	`rgb(27, 28, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 11%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 27%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 43%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 43%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.81, -3.12, 7.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.81, 8.2, 112.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.961, 1.101, 0.652)`
Decimal	`1776656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B1C10, 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 #1B1C10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B1C10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.21:1	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 #1B1C10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b1c10; }
.text { color: #1b1c10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b1c10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 28 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b1c10, #151c10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1B1C10?: #1B1C10 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B1C10?: The RGB value is 27, 28, 16: 27 red, 28 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B1C10?: The complementary color is #11101C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B1C10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.