What color is #1B1E13?

#1B1E13 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B1E13?

The RGB value is 27, 30, 19: 27 red, 30 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B1E13?

The complementary color is #16131E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B1E13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B1E13 color

#1B1E13 rgb(27, 30, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B1E13 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 11.8% green and 7.5% blue (27, 30, 19).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 22% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.91:1).

#1B1E13 color codes

HEX	`#1B1E13`
RGB	`rgb(27, 30, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 11.8%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 22%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 37%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 37%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.62, -3.96, 6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.62, 7.99, 119.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.034, 1.209, 0.795)`
Decimal	`1777171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B1E13, 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 #1B1E13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B1E13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.91:1	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 #1B1E13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b1e13; }
.text { color: #1b1e13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b1e13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 30 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b1e13, #151e13); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1B1E13?: #1B1E13 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B1E13?: The RGB value is 27, 30, 19: 27 red, 30 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B1E13?: The complementary color is #16131E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B1E13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.