What color is #1B1D03?

#1B1D03 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B1D03?

The RGB value is 27, 29, 3: 27 red, 29 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B1D03?

The complementary color is #05031D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B1D03?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B1D03 color

#1B1D03 rgb(27, 29, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B1D03 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 11.4% green and 1.2% blue (27, 29, 3).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 81% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 90% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.16:1).

#1B1D03 color codes

HEX	`#1B1D03`
RGB	`rgb(27, 29, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 11.4%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 81%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 90%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 90%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.94, -5.73, 13.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.94, 14.67, 112.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.908, 1.118, 0.254)`
Decimal	`1776899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B1D03, 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 #1B1D03	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B1D03 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.16:1	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 #1B1D03 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b1d03; }
.text { color: #1b1d03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b1d03; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 29 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b1d03, #0e1d03); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1B1D03?: #1B1D03 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B1D03?: The RGB value is 27, 29, 3: 27 red, 29 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B1D03?: The complementary color is #05031D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B1D03?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.