What color is #1B2B23?

#1B2B23 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B2B23?

The RGB value is 27, 43, 35: 27 red, 43 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B2B23?

The complementary color is #2B1B23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B2B23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B2B23 color

#1B2B23 rgb(27, 43, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B2B23 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 16.9% green and 13.7% blue (27, 43, 35).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 23% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.83:1).

#1B2B23 color codes

HEX	`#1B2B23`
RGB	`rgb(27, 43, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 16.9%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 23%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 37%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 19%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.91, -8.9, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.91, 9.42, 160.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.619, 2.082, 1.906)`
Decimal	`1780515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B2B23, 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 #1B2B23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B2B23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #1B2B23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b2b23; }
.text { color: #1b2b23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b2b23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 43 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b2b23, #1b2b2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1B2B23?: #1B2B23 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B2B23?: The RGB value is 27, 43, 35: 27 red, 43 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B2B23?: The complementary color is #2B1B23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B2B23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.