What color is #1B3335?

#1B3335 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 #1B3335?

The RGB value is 27, 51, 53: 27 red, 51 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B3335?

The complementary color is #351D1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B3335?

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.

#1B3335 color

#1B3335 rgb(27, 51, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B3335 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 20% green and 20.8% blue (27, 51, 53).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 33% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#1B3335 color codes

HEX	`#1B3335`
RGB	`rgb(27, 51, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 20%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 33%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 49%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 4%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.46, -8.7, -4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.46, 9.66, 205.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.278, 2.858, 3.799)`
Decimal	`1782581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B3335, 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 #1B3335	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B3335 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 #1B3335 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b3335; }
.text { color: #1b3335; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b3335; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 51 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b3335, #1b2635); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1B3335?: #1B3335 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 #1B3335?: The RGB value is 27, 51, 53: 27 red, 51 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B3335?: The complementary color is #351D1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B3335?: 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.