Information about #1B191B color

#1B191B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #1B191B is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Desaturated and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(27, 25, 27) — 10.6% red, 9.8% green, 10.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 0 / 89. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #1B191B leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Eerie Black (#1B1B1B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bluish Black (#1A1A1D) and Reddish Brownish Black (#1D1A1A).

The recipe behind #1B191B is rgb(27, 25, 27), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #1B191B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 17.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:89) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #1B191B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#1B191B color variations

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

#1B191B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#4A444A

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#797079

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#A69FA6

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#D2CFD2

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White

#FFFFFF

#1B191B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#151315

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#0F0E0F

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#0A090A

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#050405

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Black

#000000

#1B191B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#2F2C2F

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#434043

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#585558

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#6B6A6B

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Grey

#808080

#1B191B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#1A1818

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#1A1818

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#1A1819

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#1B191B

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#19181A

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#18181A

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#18181A

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#1B191B 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
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#181B18
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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
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#181B1A
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#1A1B18
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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
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#1A181B
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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
#1B191B
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#1B1B18
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#181B1B
#181B1B

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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#1B1818
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#181B18
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#181B1B
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#1B1A18
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#181B18
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#181A1B
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Nearest named colors to #1B191B

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

Eerie Black color link
Eerie Black

#1B1B1B

Bluish Black color link
Bluish Black

#1A1A1D

Reddish Brownish Black color link
Reddish Brownish Black

#1D1A1A

Magentaish Black color link
Magentaish Black

#1D1A1D

Pastel Black color link
Pastel Black

#1D1C1A

Greenish Black color link
Greenish Black

#1A1D1A

All Black color link
All Black

#181818

Aesthetic Black color link
Aesthetic Black

#1C1C1E

Soft Black color link
Soft Black

#181A18

Cyanish Black color link
Cyanish Black

#1A1D1D

Yellowish Black color link
Yellowish Black

#1D1D1A

Rustic Black color link
Rustic Black

#1B1A16

#1B191B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1B191B
  • RGB27, 25, 27
  • CMYK0, 1, 0, 89
  • CSSrgb(27, 25, 27)
  • HSL300°, 4%, 10%
  • HSL Precise300°, 3.846%, 10.196%
  • HSV300°, 7%, 11%
  • HSB300°, 7%, 11%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.098
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.106, 0.098, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.106, 0.098, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.106, 0.098, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB10.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID1B191B
  • DECIMAL ID1775899
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers38 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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