What color is #1B2B30?

#1B2B30 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B2B30?

The RGB value is 27, 43, 48: 27 red, 43 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B2B30?

The complementary color is #30201B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B2B30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B2B30 color

#1B2B30 rgb(27, 43, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B2B30 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 16.9% green and 18.8% blue (27, 43, 48).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 28% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.64:1).

#1B2B30 color codes

HEX	`#1B2B30`
RGB	`rgb(27, 43, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 16.9%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 28%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 44%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 10%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.38, -5.07, -5.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.38, 7.38, 226.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.849, 2.174, 3.118)`
Decimal	`1780528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B2B30, 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 #1B2B30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B2B30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.64:1	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 #1B2B30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b2b30; }
.text { color: #1b2b30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b2b30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 43 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b2b30, #1b2130); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1B2B30?: #1B2B30 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B2B30?: The RGB value is 27, 43, 48: 27 red, 43 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B2B30?: The complementary color is #30201B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B2B30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.