What color is #1B2F38?

#1B2F38 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 #1B2F38?

The RGB value is 27, 47, 56: 27 red, 47 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B2F38?

The complementary color is #38241B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B2F38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B2F38 color

#1B2F38 rgb(27, 47, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B2F38 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 18.4% green and 22% blue (27, 47, 56).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 35% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Oceanic Noir (#172B36), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.9:1).

#1B2F38 color codes

HEX	`#1B2F38`
RGB	`rgb(27, 47, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 18.4%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 35%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 52%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 16%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.15, -5.09, -8.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.15, 9.7, 238.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.182, 2.551, 4.118)`
Decimal	`1781560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B2F38, 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 #1B2F38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B2F38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #1B2F38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b2f38; }
.text { color: #1b2f38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b2f38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 47 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b2f38, #1b2038); }

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Questions

What color is #1B2F38?: #1B2F38 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 #1B2F38?: The RGB value is 27, 47, 56: 27 red, 47 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B2F38?: The complementary color is #38241B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B2F38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.