What color is #1B2208?

#1B2208 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 #1B2208?

The RGB value is 27, 34, 8: 27 red, 34 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B2208?

The complementary color is #0F0822, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B2208?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B2208 color

#1B2208 rgb(27, 34, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B2208 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 13.3% green and 3.1% blue (27, 34, 8).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 62% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.42:1).

#1B2208 color codes

HEX	`#1B2208`
RGB	`rgb(27, 34, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 13.3%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 62%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 76%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 76%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.92, -8.37, 14.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.92, 16.5, 120.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.068, 1.395, 0.443)`
Decimal	`1778184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B2208, 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 #1B2208	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B2208 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #1B2208 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b2208; }
.text { color: #1b2208; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b2208; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 34 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b2208, #0e2208); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1B2208?: #1B2208 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 #1B2208?: The RGB value is 27, 34, 8: 27 red, 34 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B2208?: The complementary color is #0F0822, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B2208?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.