What color is #1B556E?

#1B556E is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Night Kite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B556E?

The RGB value is 27, 85, 110: 27 red, 85 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B556E?

The complementary color is #6E341B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B556E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B556E color

#1B556E rgb(27, 85, 110)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1B556E is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 33.3% green and 43.1% blue (27, 85, 110).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 61% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Night Kite (#005572), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#1B556E color codes

HEX	`#1B556E`
RGB	`rgb(27, 85, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 33.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 61%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 75%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 23%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.68, -9.52, -19.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.68, 21.89, 244.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.514, 7.855, 15.922)`
Decimal	`1791342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B556E, 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 #1B556E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B556E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #1B556E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b556e; }
.text { color: #1b556e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b556e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 85 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b556e, #1b2b6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #1B556E?: #1B556E is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Night Kite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B556E?: The RGB value is 27, 85, 110: 27 red, 85 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B556E?: The complementary color is #6E341B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B556E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.