What color is #1B434E?

#1B434E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cold and Dark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B434E?

The RGB value is 27, 67, 78: 27 red, 67 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B434E?

The complementary color is #4E261B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B434E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B434E color

#1B434E rgb(27, 67, 78)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1B434E is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 26.3% green and 30.6% blue (27, 67, 78).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 49% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Cold and Dark (#154250), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#1B434E color codes

HEX	`#1B434E`
RGB	`rgb(27, 67, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 26.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 49%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 65%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 14%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.15, -10.2, -10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.15, 14.89, 226.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.834, 4.797, 7.93)`
Decimal	`1786702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B434E, 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 #1B434E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B434E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #1B434E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b434e; }
.text { color: #1b434e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b434e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 67 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b434e, #1b294e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #1B434E?: #1B434E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cold and Dark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B434E?: The RGB value is 27, 67, 78: 27 red, 67 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B434E?: The complementary color is #4E261B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B434E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.