What color is #1B2117?

#1B2117 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B2117?

The RGB value is 27, 33, 23: 27 red, 33 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B2117?

The complementary color is #1D1721, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B2117?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B2117 color

#1B2117 rgb(27, 33, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B2117 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 12.9% green and 9% blue (27, 33, 23).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 18% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.45:1).

#1B2117 color codes

HEX	`#1B2117`
RGB	`rgb(27, 33, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 12.9%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 18%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 30%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 30%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.84, -5.2, 5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.84, 7.86, 131.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.15, 1.383, 1.017)`
Decimal	`1777943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B2117, 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 #1B2117	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B2117 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #1B2117 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b2117; }
.text { color: #1b2117; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b2117; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 33 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b2117, #172118); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1B2117?: #1B2117 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B2117?: The RGB value is 27, 33, 23: 27 red, 33 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B2117?: The complementary color is #1D1721, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B2117?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.