What color is #1B1F07?

#1B1F07 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B1F07?

The RGB value is 27, 31, 7: 27 red, 31 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B1F07?

The complementary color is #0B071F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B1F07?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B1F07 color

#1B1F07 rgb(27, 31, 7)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B1F07 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 12.2% green and 2.7% blue (27, 31, 7).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 63% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.86:1).

#1B1F07 color codes

HEX	`#1B1F07`
RGB	`rgb(27, 31, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 12.2%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 63%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 77%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 77%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.76, -6.53, 13.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.76, 14.58, 116.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.98, 1.228, 0.386)`
Decimal	`1777415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B1F07, 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 #1B1F07	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B1F07 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.86:1	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 #1B1F07 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b1f07; }
.text { color: #1b1f07; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b1f07; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 31 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b1f07, #0f1f07); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1B1F07?: #1B1F07 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B1F07?: The RGB value is 27, 31, 7: 27 red, 31 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B1F07?: The complementary color is #0B071F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B1F07?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.