Acadia Color
Acadia is a brown color with hex code #1B1404. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with acadia, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Acadia Color Values
What Does Acadia Mean?
Acadia belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Being on the dark side, Acadia adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Acadia is classified as a black (nearest centroid: brownish black, #28201C).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Acadia
Acadia and #040B1B are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #1B0904 and #161B04, which sit beside acadia on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair acadia with triadic partners #041B14 and #14041B. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
CSS Examples
.text { color: #1B1404; }
.background { background-color: #1B1404; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1B1404; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #1B140440; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for acadia?
Acadia has the hex code #1B1404. In RGB notation it is rgb(27, 20, 4), in HSL it is hsl(42, 74%, 6%), and its OKLCH value is 0.195, 0.031, 87.4.
What does the color acadia mean?
Brown-family colors like acadia carry distinct psychological associations. Acadia belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Being on the dark side, Acadia adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with acadia?
Acadia has three easy routes: its complement #040B1B for punch, its neighbors #1B0904 and #161B04 for something calmer, or triadic partners #041B14 and #14041B when you want energy.
Is acadia a standard web color?
No — Acadia is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #1B1404 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make acadia lighter or darker?
To lighten acadia, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F4E2B8 (lightest tint) to #040301 (darkest shade).
About Acadia
Acadia is classified as a Black in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #1B1404 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.