What color is #1B1C39?

#1B1C39 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightwalker. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B1C39?

The RGB value is 27, 28, 57: 27 red, 28 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B1C39?

The complementary color is #39381B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B1C39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B1C39 color

#1B1C39 rgb(27, 28, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B1C39 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 11% green and 22.4% blue (27, 28, 57).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 36% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Nightwalker (#161D3B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.51:1).

#1B1C39 color codes

HEX	`#1B1C39`
RGB	`rgb(27, 28, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 11%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 36%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 53%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 51%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.68, 8.98, -19.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.68, 21.04, 295.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.606, 1.359, 4.048)`
Decimal	`1776697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B1C39, 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 #1B1C39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B1C39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #1B1C39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b1c39; }
.text { color: #1b1c39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b1c39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 28 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b1c39, #291b39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1B1C39?: #1B1C39 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightwalker. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B1C39?: The RGB value is 27, 28, 57: 27 red, 28 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B1C39?: The complementary color is #39381B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B1C39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.