What color is #1B2211?

#1B2211 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B2211?

The RGB value is 27, 34, 17: 27 red, 34 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B2211?

The complementary color is #181122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B2211?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B2211 color

#1B2211 rgb(27, 34, 17)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1B2211 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 13.3% green and 6.7% blue (27, 34, 17).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 33% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.36:1).

#1B2211 color codes

HEX	`#1B2211`
RGB	`rgb(27, 34, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 13.3%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 33%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 50%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 50%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.07, -7.05, 10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.07, 12.37, 124.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.125, 1.418, 0.745)`
Decimal	`1778193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B2211, 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 #1B2211	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B2211 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.36:1	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 #1B2211 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b2211; }
.text { color: #1b2211; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b2211; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 34 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b2211, #132211); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1B2211?: #1B2211 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B2211?: The RGB value is 27, 34, 17: 27 red, 34 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B2211?: The complementary color is #181122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B2211?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.