What color is #1B2346?

#1B2346 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Eclipse. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B2346?

The RGB value is 27, 35, 70: 27 red, 35 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B2346?

The complementary color is #463E1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B2346?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B2346 color

#1B2346 rgb(27, 35, 70)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1B2346 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 13.7% green and 27.5% blue (27, 35, 70).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 44% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Dark Eclipse (#112244), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#1B2346 color codes

HEX	`#1B2346`
RGB	`rgb(27, 35, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 13.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 44%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 61%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 50%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.83, 8.7, -23.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.83, 24.71, 290.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.158, 1.877, 6.042)`
Decimal	`1778502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B2346, 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 #1B2346	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B2346 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #1B2346 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b2346; }
.text { color: #1b2346; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b2346; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 35 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b2346, #291b46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1B2346?: #1B2346 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Eclipse. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B2346?: The RGB value is 27, 35, 70: 27 red, 35 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B2346?: The complementary color is #463E1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B2346?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.