What color is #1B210C?

#1B210C is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B210C?

The RGB value is 27, 33, 12: 27 red, 33 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B210C?

The complementary color is #120C21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B210C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B210C color

#1B210C rgb(27, 33, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B210C is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 12.9% green and 4.7% blue (27, 33, 12).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 47% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.54:1).

#1B210C color codes

HEX	`#1B210C`
RGB	`rgb(27, 33, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 12.9%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 47%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 64%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 64%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.6, -7.19, 12.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.6, 14.08, 120.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.062, 1.347, 0.552)`
Decimal	`1777932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B210C, 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 #1B210C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B210C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #1B210C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b210c; }
.text { color: #1b210c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b210c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 33 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b210c, #10210c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1B210C?: #1B210C is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B210C?: The RGB value is 27, 33, 12: 27 red, 33 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B210C?: The complementary color is #120C21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B210C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.