What color is #1E1B09?

#1E1B09 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E1B09?

The RGB value is 30, 27, 9: 30 red, 27 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E1B09?

The complementary color is #090C1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E1B09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E1B09 color

#1E1B09 rgb(30, 27, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E1B09 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 10.6% green and 3.5% blue (30, 27, 9).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 54% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 70% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Noir Mystique (#1F180A), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.27:1).

#1E1B09 color codes

HEX	`#1E1B09`
RGB	`rgb(30, 27, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 10.6%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 54%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 70%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 70%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.64, -1.81, 10.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.64, 10.83, 99.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.977, 1.08, 0.415)`
Decimal	`1973001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E1B09, 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 #1E1B09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E1B09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #1E1B09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e1b09; }
.text { color: #1e1b09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e1b09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 27 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e1b09, #161e09); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1E1B09?: #1E1B09 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Noir Mystique. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E1B09?: The RGB value is 30, 27, 9: 30 red, 27 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E1B09?: The complementary color is #090C1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E1B09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.