What color is #1B3331?

#1B3331 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B3331?

The RGB value is 27, 51, 49: 27 red, 51 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B3331?

The complementary color is #331B1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B3331?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B3331 color

#1B3331 rgb(27, 51, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B3331 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 20% green and 19.2% blue (27, 51, 49).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 31% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#1B3331 color codes

HEX	`#1B3331`
RGB	`rgb(27, 51, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 20%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 31%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 47%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 4%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.32, -9.95, -1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.32, 10.09, 189.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.19, 2.822, 3.334)`
Decimal	`1782577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B3331, 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 #1B3331	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B3331 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #1B3331 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b3331; }
.text { color: #1b3331; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b3331; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 51 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b3331, #1b2933); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1B3331?: #1B3331 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B3331?: The RGB value is 27, 51, 49: 27 red, 51 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B3331?: The complementary color is #331B1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B3331?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.