What color is #1B1826?

#1B1826 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B1826?

The RGB value is 27, 24, 38: 27 red, 24 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B1826?

The complementary color is #232618, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B1826?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B1826 color

#1B1826 rgb(27, 24, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B1826 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 9.4% green and 14.9% blue (27, 24, 38).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 23% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.42:1).

#1B1826 color codes

HEX	`#1B1826`
RGB	`rgb(27, 24, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 9.4%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 23%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 37%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 37%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.21, 5.41, -9.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.21, 10.55, 300.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.128, 1.026, 1.972)`
Decimal	`1775654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B1826, 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 #1B1826	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B1826 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #1B1826 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b1826; }
.text { color: #1b1826; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b1826; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 24 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b1826, #221826); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #1B1826?: #1B1826 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B1826?: The RGB value is 27, 24, 38: 27 red, 24 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B1826?: The complementary color is #232618, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B1826?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.