What color is #1B173E?

#1B173E is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azulado. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B173E?

The RGB value is 27, 23, 62: 27 red, 23 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B173E?

The complementary color is #3A3E17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B173E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B173E color

#1B173E rgb(27, 23, 62)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B173E is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 9% green and 24.3% blue (27, 23, 62).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 46% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Azulado (#211D49), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.95:1).

#1B173E color codes

HEX	`#1B173E`
RGB	`rgb(27, 23, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 46%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 63%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 63%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.51, 14.61, -24.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.51, 28.49, 300.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.628, 1.194, 4.701)`
Decimal	`1775422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B173E, 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 #1B173E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B173E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #1B173E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b173e; }
.text { color: #1b173e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b173e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 23 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b173e, #2f173e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1B173E?: #1B173E is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azulado. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B173E?: The RGB value is 27, 23, 62: 27 red, 23 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B173E?: The complementary color is #3A3E17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B173E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.