What color is #1B1D18?

#1B1D18 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B1D18?

The RGB value is 27, 29, 24: 27 red, 29 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B1D18?

The complementary color is #1A181D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B1D18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B1D18 color

#1B1D18 rgb(27, 29, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B1D18 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 11.4% green and 9.4% blue (27, 29, 24).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 9% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Zone (#191916), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17:1).

#1B1D18 color codes

HEX	`#1B1D18`
RGB	`rgb(27, 29, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 11.4%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 9%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 17%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 17%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.39, -2.18, 3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.39, 3.81, 124.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.056, 1.178, 1.036)`
Decimal	`1776920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B1D18, 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 #1B1D18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B1D18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #1B1D18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b1d18; }
.text { color: #1b1d18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b1d18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 29 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b1d18, #191d18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1B1D18?: #1B1D18 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B1D18?: The RGB value is 27, 29, 24: 27 red, 29 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B1D18?: The complementary color is #1A181D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B1D18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.