What color is #1C1B27?

#1C1B27 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1C1B27?

The RGB value is 28, 27, 39: 28 red, 27 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1C1B27?

The complementary color is #26271B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1C1B27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1C1B27 color

#1C1B27 rgb(28, 27, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #1C1B27 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 10.6% green and 15.3% blue (28, 27, 39).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 18% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17:1).

#1C1B27 color codes

HEX	`#1C1B27`
RGB	`rgb(28, 27, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 10.6%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 18%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 31%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 31%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.39, 3.87, -7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.39, 8.86, 295.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.237, 1.177, 2.081)`
Decimal	`1841959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1C1B27, 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 #1C1B27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1C1B27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #1C1B27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1c1b27; }
.text { color: #1c1b27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1c1b27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 27 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1c1b27, #221b27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #1C1B27?: #1C1B27 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1C1B27?: The RGB value is 28, 27, 39: 28 red, 27 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1C1B27?: The complementary color is #26271B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1C1B27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.