What color is #1B323F?

#1B323F is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B323F?

The RGB value is 27, 50, 63: 27 red, 50 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B323F?

The complementary color is #3F281B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B323F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B323F color

#1B323F rgb(27, 50, 63)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B323F is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 19.6% green and 24.7% blue (27, 50, 63).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 40% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Blue Whale (#1E3442), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.34:1).

#1B323F color codes

HEX	`#1B323F`
RGB	`rgb(27, 50, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 19.6%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 40%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 57%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 21%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.53, -4.65, -10.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.53, 11.9, 247.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.489, 2.873, 5.125)`
Decimal	`1782335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B323F, 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 #1B323F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B323F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.34:1	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 #1B323F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b323f; }
.text { color: #1b323f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b323f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 50 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b323f, #1b203f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1B323F?: #1B323F is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B323F?: The RGB value is 27, 50, 63: 27 red, 50 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B323F?: The complementary color is #3F281B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B323F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.