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#1b0000

a deep, electric red · warm · closest name: black

RGB
27, 0, 0
HSL
0°, 100%, 5%
CMYK
0, 100, 100, 89
Luminance
0.0023

Every format

HEX#1b0000
RGBrgb(27, 0, 0)
HSLhsl(0, 100%, 5%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 89%)
LABlab(2.1 9.4 3.3)
LCHlch(2.1 10.0 19.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.140 0.057 29.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #1b0000;
background-color: #1b0000;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#1b0000] bg-[#1b0000]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #1b0000;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.106, green: 0.000, blue: 0.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#1b0000")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#1b0000 on white: 20.06:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#1b0000 on black: 1.05:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red10.6%
Green0.0%
Blue0.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta100.0%
Yellow100.0%
Key (black)89.4%

Color previews

#1b0000 text on a black background

contrast 1.05:1

Card sample

#1b0000 text on a white background

contrast 20.06:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #1b0000;
Background color
Panel with #1b0000 background
background-color: #1b0000;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #1b0000;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(27, 0, 0, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(27, 0, 0, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #1b0000;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1b0000, #1B1200);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #1b0000

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #1b0000 in the Color Lab