What color is #1B2234?

#1B2234 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B2234?

The RGB value is 27, 34, 52: 27 red, 34 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B2234?

The complementary color is #342D1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B2234?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B2234 color

#1B2234 rgb(27, 34, 52)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1B2234 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 13.3% green and 20.4% blue (27, 34, 52).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 32% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Mystery (#1E2433), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.85:1).

#1B2234 color codes

HEX	`#1B2234`
RGB	`rgb(27, 34, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 13.3%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 32%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 48%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 35%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.38, 2.66, -12.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.38, 13.06, 281.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.644, 1.625, 3.475)`
Decimal	`1778228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B2234, 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 #1B2234	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B2234 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #1B2234 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b2234; }
.text { color: #1b2234; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b2234; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 34 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b2234, #211b34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1B2234?: #1B2234 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B2234?: The RGB value is 27, 34, 52: 27 red, 34 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B2234?: The complementary color is #342D1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B2234?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.