What color is #1B2C23?

#1B2C23 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B2C23?

The RGB value is 27, 44, 35: 27 red, 44 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B2C23?

The complementary color is #2C1B24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B2C23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B2C23 color

#1B2C23 rgb(27, 44, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B2C23 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 17.3% green and 13.7% blue (27, 44, 35).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 24% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.67:1).

#1B2C23 color codes

HEX	`#1B2C23`
RGB	`rgb(27, 44, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 17.3%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 24%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 39%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 20%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.28, -9.53, 3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.28, 10.2, 159.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.656, 2.156, 1.919)`
Decimal	`1780771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B2C23, 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 #1B2C23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B2C23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.67:1	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 #1B2C23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b2c23; }
.text { color: #1b2c23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b2c23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 44 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b2c23, #1b2c2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1B2C23?: #1B2C23 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B2C23?: The RGB value is 27, 44, 35: 27 red, 44 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B2C23?: The complementary color is #2C1B24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B2C23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.