What color is #1B221B?

#1B221B 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 #1B221B?

The RGB value is 27, 34, 27: 27 red, 34 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B221B?

The complementary color is #221B22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B221B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B221B color

#1B221B rgb(27, 34, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B221B is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 13.3% green and 10.6% blue (27, 34, 27).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 11% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.26:1).

#1B221B color codes

HEX	`#1B221B`
RGB	`rgb(27, 34, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 13.3%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 11%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 21%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 21%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.33, -4.97, 3.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.33, 6.18, 143.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.222, 1.456, 1.253)`
Decimal	`1778203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B221B, 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 #1B221B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B221B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #1B221B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b221b; }
.text { color: #1b221b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b221b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 34 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b221b, #1b221e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1B221B?: #1B221B 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 #1B221B?: The RGB value is 27, 34, 27: 27 red, 34 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B221B?: The complementary color is #221B22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B221B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.