What color is #1D110C?

#1D110C is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D110C?

The RGB value is 29, 17, 12: 29 red, 17 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D110C?

The complementary color is #0C181D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D110C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D110C color

#1D110C rgb(29, 17, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D110C is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 6.7% green and 4.7% blue (29, 17, 12).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 41% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 59% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Scandinavian Liquorice (#1A1110), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.46:1).

#1D110C color codes

HEX	`#1D110C`
RGB	`rgb(29, 17, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 6.7%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 41%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 59%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 59%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.22, 4.87, 4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.22, 6.59, 42.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.774, 0.689, 0.44)`
Decimal	`1904908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D110C, 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 #1D110C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D110C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #1D110C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d110c; }
.text { color: #1d110c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d110c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 17 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d110c, #1d190c); }

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Questions

What color is #1D110C?: #1D110C is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D110C?: The RGB value is 29, 17, 12: 29 red, 17 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D110C?: The complementary color is #0C181D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D110C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.