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#1b1721

a deep, soft violet · warm · closest name: black

RGB
27, 23, 33
HSL
264°, 18%, 11%
CMYK
18, 30, 0, 87
Luminance
0.0096

Every format

HEX#1b1721
RGBrgb(27, 23, 33)
HSLhsl(264, 18%, 11%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 30%, 0%, 87%)
LABlab(8.6 4.6 -6.2)
LCHlch(8.6 7.8 306.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.214 0.020 303.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #1b1721;
background-color: #1b1721;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#1b1721] bg-[#1b1721]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #1b1721;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.106, green: 0.090, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#1b1721")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#1b1721 on white: 17.63:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#1b1721 on black: 1.19:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red10.6%
Green9.0%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan18.2%
Magenta30.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)87.1%

Color previews

#1b1721 text on a black background

contrast 1.19:1

Card sample

#1b1721 text on a white background

contrast 17.63:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #1b1721;
Background color
Panel with #1b1721 background
background-color: #1b1721;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #1b1721;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(27, 23, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(27, 23, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #1b1721;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1b1721, #211720);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #1b1721

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #1b1721 in the Color Lab