What color is #1B1F09?

#1B1F09 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B1F09?

The RGB value is 27, 31, 9: 27 red, 31 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B1F09?

The complementary color is #0D091F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B1F09?

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.

#1B1F09 color

#1B1F09 rgb(27, 31, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B1F09 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 12.2% green and 3.5% blue (27, 31, 9).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 55% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#1B1F09 color codes

HEX	`#1B1F09`
RGB	`rgb(27, 31, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 12.2%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 55%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 71%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 71%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.8, -6.26, 12.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.8, 13.77, 117.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.991, 1.233, 0.444)`
Decimal	`1777417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B1F09, 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 #1B1F09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B1F09 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 #1B1F09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b1f09; }
.text { color: #1b1f09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b1f09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 31 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b1f09, #101f09); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1B1F09?: #1B1F09 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B1F09?: The RGB value is 27, 31, 9: 27 red, 31 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B1F09?: The complementary color is #0D091F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B1F09?: 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.