What color is #1B4144?

#1B4144 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B4144?

The RGB value is 27, 65, 68: 27 red, 65 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B4144?

The complementary color is #441E1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B4144?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B4144 color

#1B4144 rgb(27, 65, 68)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1B4144 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 25.5% green and 26.7% blue (27, 65, 68).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 43% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#1B4144 color codes

HEX	`#1B4144`
RGB	`rgb(27, 65, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 25.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 43%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 60%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 4%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.05, -12.42, -5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.05, 13.77, 205.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.385, 4.431, 6.145)`
Decimal	`1786180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B4144, 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 #1B4144	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B4144 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #1B4144 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b4144; }
.text { color: #1b4144; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b4144; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 65 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b4144, #1b2d44); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1B4144?: #1B4144 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B4144?: The RGB value is 27, 65, 68: 27 red, 65 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B4144?: The complementary color is #441E1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B4144?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.