#1B1C0E

Accessibility

AAA

17.23:1

Vs white / black

17.23:1 · 1.22:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#1b1c0e

RGB

rgb(27, 28, 14)

RGBA

rgba(27, 28, 14, 1)

HSL

hsl(64, 33%, 8%)

HSLA

hsla(64, 33%, 8%, 1)

HSV

hsv(64, 50%, 11%)

LAB

lab(9.76% -3.47 8.58)

LCH

lch(9.76% 9.26 112.02)

OKLAB

oklab(0.2209 -0.0094 0.0235)

OKLCH

oklch(0.2209 0.0253 111.8)

XYZ

xyz(0.95, 1.10, 0.58)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 0%, 50%, 89%)

CSS

color: #1b1c0e;

CSS variable

--color-1b1c0e: #1b1c0e;

SCSS

$color-1b1c0e: #1b1c0e;

JavaScript

const color = "#1b1c0e";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#1b1c0e";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#1b1c0e" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#1b1c0e", "rgb": { "r": 27, "g": 28, "b": 14 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.2209 0.0253 111.8)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#1b1c0e-1: #1b1c0e;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-900

Very different · ΔE 7.96 · #1C1917

Nearest CSS named color

Black

Very different · ΔE 10.05 · #000000

Nearest Material color

grey-900

Very different · ΔE 8.4 · #212121

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 11.37 · #212529

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f5f7e8 100e8e9da 200d4d6c7 300bebfaf 400a2a392 500868877 600707263 700595b4e 800444539 9002f3025 9501b1c11

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

ececeb d9d9d7 c6c6c3 b3b3af a0a09b 8d8e87 7a7b72 67685e 54554a 414236 2e2f22 1b1c0e 191a0d 17170c 14150b 121309 101008 0e0e07 0b0c06 090905 070704 040502 020201

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

ececeb d9d9d7 c6c6c3 b3b3af a0a09b 8d8e87 7a7b72 67685e 54554a 414236 2e2f22

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

191a0d 17170c 14150b 121309 101008 0e0e07 0b0c06 090905 070704 040502 020201

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

232418 2c2d21 34352b 3d3d34 45463e 4e4e47 565651 5e5f5a 676764 6f6f6d 787877

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#1B1C0EStop 1 #0F0E1BStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#1B150EStop 1 #1B1C0EStop 2 #141B0EStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#1B1C0EStop 1 #0E1A1BStop 2 #1B0E1AStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#1B1C0EStop 1 #0E141BStop 2 #150E1BStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#424422Stop 1 #73773CStop 2 #A4AA55Stop 3 #BFC388Stop 4 #DBDDBBStop 5

Using this color

Where #1b1c0e works

#1B1C0E (#1b1c0e) sits in the yellow family at about 64° hue, 33% saturation, and 8% lightness. Contrast is 17.23:1 on white and 1.22:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-900 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

body text, chrome, and dark-mode surfaces
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #1b1c0e is 1.22:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Optimism, attention, and warmth. Ideal for highlights, warnings, and cheerful brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Yellow range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind stone 900#1C1917 Tailwind neutral 900#171717 Material Grey 900#212121 Tailwind neutral 800#262626 Tailwind stone 950#0C0A09 Tailwind neutral 950#0A0A0A Tailwind stone 800#292524 Black#000000 Tailwind zinc 950#09090B Tailwind zinc 900#18181B Web Safe #333333#333333 Tailwind zinc 800#27272A