What color is #1D120B?

#1D120B 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 #1D120B?

The RGB value is 29, 18, 11: 29 red, 18 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D120B?

The complementary color is #0B161D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D120B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D120B color

#1D120B rgb(29, 18, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D120B is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 7.1% green and 4.3% blue (29, 18, 11).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 45% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 62% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Scandinavian Liquorice (#1A1110), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.36:1).

#1D120B color codes

HEX	`#1D120B`
RGB	`rgb(29, 18, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 7.1%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 45%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 62%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 62%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.49, 4.14, 5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.49, 6.69, 51.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.783, 0.718, 0.414)`
Decimal	`1905163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D120B, 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 #1D120B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D120B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.36:1	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 #1D120B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d120b; }
.text { color: #1d120b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d120b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 18 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d120b, #1d1b0b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1D120B?: #1D120B 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 #1D120B?: The RGB value is 29, 18, 11: 29 red, 18 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D120B?: The complementary color is #0B161D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D120B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.