What color is #1B230C?

#1B230C is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B230C?

The RGB value is 27, 35, 12: 27 red, 35 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B230C?

The complementary color is #140C23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B230C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B230C color

#1B230C rgb(27, 35, 12)

Shades of green

The hex color #1B230C is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 13.7% green and 4.7% blue (27, 35, 12).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 49% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.25:1).

#1B230C color codes

HEX	`#1B230C`
RGB	`rgb(27, 35, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 13.7%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 49%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 66%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 66%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.36, -8.49, 13.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.36, 15.65, 122.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.119, 1.462, 0.571)`
Decimal	`1778444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B230C, 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 #1B230C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B230C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #1B230C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b230c; }
.text { color: #1b230c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b230c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 35 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b230c, #0f230c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1B230C?: #1B230C is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B230C?: The RGB value is 27, 35, 12: 27 red, 35 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B230C?: The complementary color is #140C23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B230C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.