What color is #1B6634?

#1B6634 is a dark, moderate green known as Bucolic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bucolic?

The RGB value is 27, 102, 52: 27 red, 102 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bucolic?

The complementary color is #661B4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B6634?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bucolic color: hex code #1B6634

#1B6634 rgb(27, 102, 52)

Shades of green

Bucolic has the hex code #1B6634. It is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 40% green and 20.4% blue (27, 102, 52).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 58% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 60% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

Bucolic (#1B6634) color codes

HEX	`#1B6634`
RGB	`rgb(27, 102, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 40%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 58%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 74%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 49%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.81, -34.84, 21.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.81, 41.1, 147.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.823, 9.983, 4.868)`
Decimal	`1795636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bucolic, 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 #1B6634	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B6634 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #1B6634 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b6634; }
.text { color: #1b6634; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b6634; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 102 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b6634, #1b665a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

See #1B6634 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1B6634?: #1B6634 is a dark, moderate green known as Bucolic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bucolic?: The RGB value is 27, 102, 52: 27 red, 102 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bucolic?: The complementary color is #661B4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B6634?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.