What color is #1B3336?

#1B3336 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 #1B3336?

The RGB value is 27, 51, 54: 27 red, 51 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B3336?

The complementary color is #361E1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B3336?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B3336 color

#1B3336 rgb(27, 51, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #1B3336 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 20% green and 21.2% blue (27, 51, 54).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 33% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 6% 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 13.35:1).

#1B3336 color codes

HEX	`#1B3336`
RGB	`rgb(27, 51, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 20%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 33%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 50%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 6%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.5, -8.38, -4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.5, 9.67, 210)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.301, 2.867, 3.921)`
Decimal	`1782582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B3336, 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 #1B3336	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B3336 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.35:1	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 #1B3336 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b3336; }
.text { color: #1b3336; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b3336; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 51 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b3336, #1b2636); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1B3336?: #1B3336 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 #1B3336?: The RGB value is 27, 51, 54: 27 red, 51 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B3336?: The complementary color is #361E1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B3336?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.