#1b1c22

Color #1b1c22

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 11.3 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-900 #18181b · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#1b1c22

RGB

rgb(27, 28, 34)

HSL

hsl(231.4, 11.5%, 12%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.4, 20.6%, 13.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.6%, 17.6%, 0%, 86.7%)

LAB

lab(10.4, 1.18, -4.27)

LCH

lch(10.4, 4.43, 285.45)

OKLCH

oklch(22.8%, 0.0117, 277.85)

HWB

hwb(231.4, 10.6%, 86.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#22211b

Analogous

#1b2022

#1b1c22

#1e1b22

Triadic

#1b1c22

#221b1c

#1c221b

Split-complementary

#1b1c22

#221e1b

#20221b

Tetradic

#1b1c22

#211b22

#22211b

#1c221b

Square

#1b1c22

#221b20

#22211b

#1b221e

Shades

Color #1b1c22 mixed toward black.

#17171c

#121317

#0e0e11

#09090b

#050506

Tints

Color #1b1c22 mixed toward white.

#3c3e4c

#5d6176

#82869c

#acaebd

#d5d7de

Tones

Color #1b1c22 mixed toward gray.

#1c1d22

#1c1d21

#1d1d20

#1d1e20

#1e1e1f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

16.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.24:1

White text reads better on this background (16.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1b1b21 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#1b1b20 · ΔE 0.8

Tritanopia

#1b201f · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#1c1c1c · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #1b1c22;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#1b1c22]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#1b1c22 (#1b1c22) is rgb(27, 28, 34) in RGB.

No, #1b1c22 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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