Close to Licorice
#1B080E
#1B080E is a near-black neutral, close to the color Licorice. In RGB it’s made of 10.6% red, 3.1% green, and 5.5% blue. Its hue is 341°, with 54% saturation and 7% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #1B080E.
Split complementary
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.09:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #1B080E as they’d see it.
#1B080E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #1B080E
What color is #1B080E?
#1B080E is a near-black neutral, close to the color Licorice. In RGB it’s made of 10.6% red, 3.1% green, and 5.5% blue. Its hue is 341°, with 54% saturation and 7% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #1B080E in RGB?
#1B080E is rgb(27, 8, 14): 27 red, 8 green, and 14 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #1B080E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 70, 48, 89). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #1B080E?
PANTONE Black 2 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #1B080E?
Its complement #00120A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.