What color is #1B282C?

#1B282C is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B282C?

The RGB value is 27, 40, 44: 27 red, 40 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B282C?

The complementary color is #2C1F1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B282C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B282C color

#1B282C rgb(27, 40, 44)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B282C is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 15.7% green and 17.3% blue (27, 40, 44).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 24% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.15:1).

#1B282C color codes

HEX	`#1B282C`
RGB	`rgb(27, 40, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 15.7%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 24%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 39%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 9%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.13, -4.31, -4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.13, 6.17, 225.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.665, 1.932, 2.668)`
Decimal	`1779756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B282C, 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 #1B282C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B282C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #1B282C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b282c; }
.text { color: #1b282c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b282c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 40 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b282c, #1b202c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1B282C?: #1B282C is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B282C?: The RGB value is 27, 40, 44: 27 red, 40 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B282C?: The complementary color is #2C1F1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B282C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.