What color is #1B323E?

#1B323E is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Into the Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B323E?

The RGB value is 27, 50, 62: 27 red, 50 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B323E?

The complementary color is #3E271B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B323E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B323E color

#1B323E rgb(27, 50, 62)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B323E is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 19.6% green and 24.3% blue (27, 50, 62).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 39% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Into the Night (#1E3642), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

#1B323E color codes

HEX	`#1B323E`
RGB	`rgb(27, 50, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 19.6%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 39%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 56%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 19%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.48, -5, -10.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.48, 11.49, 244.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.462, 2.862, 4.979)`
Decimal	`1782334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B323E, 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 #1B323E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B323E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #1B323E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b323e; }
.text { color: #1b323e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b323e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 50 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b323e, #1b213e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1B323E?: #1B323E is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Into the Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B323E?: The RGB value is 27, 50, 62: 27 red, 50 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B323E?: The complementary color is #3E271B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B323E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.