What color is #1B2A34?

#1B2A34 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B2A34?

The RGB value is 27, 42, 52: 27 red, 42 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B2A34?

The complementary color is #34251B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B2A34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B2A34 color

#1B2A34 rgb(27, 42, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B2A34 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 16.5% green and 20.4% blue (27, 42, 52).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 32% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Oceanic Noir (#172B36), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.71:1).

#1B2A34 color codes

HEX	`#1B2A34`
RGB	`rgb(27, 42, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 16.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 32%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 48%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 19%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.19, -3.06, -8.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.19, 8.99, 250.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.9, 2.137, 3.56)`
Decimal	`1780276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B2A34, 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 #1B2A34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B2A34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #1B2A34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b2a34; }
.text { color: #1b2a34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b2a34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 42 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b2a34, #1b1e34); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1B2A34?: #1B2A34 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B2A34?: The RGB value is 27, 42, 52: 27 red, 42 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B2A34?: The complementary color is #34251B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B2A34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.