Information about #1B0808 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#1B0808 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(27, 8, 8) — 10.6% red, 3.1% green, 3.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 7 / 89. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #1B0808 reads as a pleasantly vivid warm red and keeps to the darkest edge of the palette. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Asphalt (#130A06). Slightly further away sit Crowshead (#1C1208) and Very Deep Rose (#1D000E).

The recipe behind #1B0808 is rgb(27, 8, 8), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #1B0808: 19.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:89) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #1B0808 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#1B0808 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#1B0808 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #1B0808

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

#1B0808 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1B0808
  • RGB27, 8, 8
  • CMYK0, 7, 7, 89
  • CSSrgb(27, 8, 8)
  • HSL0°, 54%, 7%
  • HSL Precise0°, 54.286%, 6.863%
  • HSV0°, 70%, 11%
  • HSB0°, 70%, 11%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.031
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.031
  • GLSLvec3(0.106, 0.031, 0.031)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.106, 0.031, 0.031, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.106, 0.031, 0.031)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB10.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB3.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID1B0808
  • DECIMAL ID1771528
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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