What color is #1B1E19?

#1B1E19 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B1E19?

The RGB value is 27, 30, 25: 27 red, 30 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B1E19?

The complementary color is #1C191E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B1E19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B1E19 color

#1B1E19 rgb(27, 30, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B1E19 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 11.8% green and 9.8% blue (27, 30, 25).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 9% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.85:1).

#1B1E19 color codes

HEX	`#1B1E19`
RGB	`rgb(27, 30, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 11.8%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 9%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 17%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 17%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.79, -2.66, 2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.79, 3.98, 131.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.092, 1.232, 1.1)`
Decimal	`1777177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B1E19, 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 #1B1E19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B1E19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #1B1E19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b1e19; }
.text { color: #1b1e19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b1e19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 30 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b1e19, #191e1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1B1E19?: #1B1E19 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B1E19?: The RGB value is 27, 30, 25: 27 red, 30 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B1E19?: The complementary color is #1C191E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B1E19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.