What color is #1B3850?

#1B3850 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B3850?

The RGB value is 27, 56, 80: 27 red, 56 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B3850?

The complementary color is #50331B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B3850?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B3850 color

#1B3850 rgb(27, 56, 80)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1B3850 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 22% green and 31.4% blue (27, 56, 80).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 50% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Stars (#0B334D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#1B3850 color codes

HEX	`#1B3850`
RGB	`rgb(27, 56, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 22%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 50%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 66%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 30%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.44, -2.37, -17.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.44, 18.04, 262.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.314, 3.64, 8.116)`
Decimal	`1783888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B3850, 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 #1B3850	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B3850 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #1B3850 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b3850; }
.text { color: #1b3850; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b3850; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 56 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b3850, #1b1e50); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1B3850?: #1B3850 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B3850?: The RGB value is 27, 56, 80: 27 red, 56 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B3850?: The complementary color is #50331B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B3850?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.