What color is #1B2509?

#1B2509 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B2509?

The RGB value is 27, 37, 9: 27 red, 37 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B2509?

The complementary color is #130925, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B2509?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B2509 color

#1B2509 rgb(27, 37, 9)

Shades of green

The hex color #1B2509 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 14.5% green and 3.5% blue (27, 37, 9).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 61% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.97:1).

#1B2509 color codes

HEX	`#1B2509`
RGB	`rgb(27, 37, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 14.5%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 61%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 76%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 76%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.08, -10.14, 15.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.08, 18.43, 123.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.163, 1.576, 0.501)`
Decimal	`1778953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B2509, 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 #1B2509	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B2509 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #1B2509 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b2509; }
.text { color: #1b2509; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b2509; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 37 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b2509, #0d2509); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1B2509?: #1B2509 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B2509?: The RGB value is 27, 37, 9: 27 red, 37 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B2509?: The complementary color is #130925, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B2509?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.