What color is #1B1B20?

#1B1B20 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Inkwell Inception. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B1B20?

The RGB value is 27, 27, 32: 27 red, 27 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B1B20?

The complementary color is #20201B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B1B20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B1B20 color

#1B1B20 rgb(27, 27, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B1B20 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 10.6% green and 12.5% blue (27, 27, 32).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 8% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Inkwell Inception (#1E1E21), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.15:1).

#1B1B20 color codes

HEX	`#1B1B20`
RGB	`rgb(27, 27, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 10.6%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 8%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 16%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.96, 1.35, -3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.96, 3.7, 291.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.105, 1.121, 1.524)`
Decimal	`1776416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B1B20, 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 #1B1B20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B1B20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #1B1B20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b1b20; }
.text { color: #1b1b20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b1b20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 27 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b1b20, #1d1b20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #1B1B20?: #1B1B20 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Inkwell Inception. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B1B20?: The RGB value is 27, 27, 32: 27 red, 27 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B1B20?: The complementary color is #20201B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B1B20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.