What color is #1D160B?

#1D160B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D160B?

The RGB value is 29, 22, 11: 29 red, 22 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D160B?

The complementary color is #0B121D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D160B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D160B color

#1D160B rgb(29, 22, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D160B is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 8.6% green and 4.3% blue (29, 22, 11).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 45% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 62% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.92:1).

#1D160B color codes

HEX	`#1D160B`
RGB	`rgb(29, 22, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 8.6%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 45%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 62%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 62%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.76, 1.53, 7.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.76, 7.29, 77.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.854, 0.859, 0.437)`
Decimal	`1906187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D160B, 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 #1D160B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D160B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #1D160B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d160b; }
.text { color: #1d160b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d160b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 22 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d160b, #1b1d0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1D160B?: #1D160B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D160B?: The RGB value is 29, 22, 11: 29 red, 22 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D160B?: The complementary color is #0B121D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D160B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.