What color is #1B1228?

#1B1228 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B1228?

The RGB value is 27, 18, 40: 27 red, 18 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B1228?

The complementary color is #1F2812, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B1228?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B1228 color

#1B1228 rgb(27, 18, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B1228 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 7.1% green and 15.7% blue (27, 18, 40).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 38% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.04:1).

#1B1228 color codes

HEX	`#1B1228`
RGB	`rgb(27, 18, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 7.1%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 38%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 55%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 55%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.4, 10.55, -13.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.4, 17.04, 308.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.051, 0.819, 2.11)`
Decimal	`1774120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B1228, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1B1228	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B1228 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1B1228 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b1228; }
.text { color: #1b1228; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b1228; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 18 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b1228, #261228); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1B1228?: #1B1228 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B1228?: The RGB value is 27, 18, 40: 27 red, 18 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B1228?: The complementary color is #1F2812, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B1228?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.