What color is #1B2511?

#1B2511 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B2511?

The RGB value is 27, 37, 17: 27 red, 37 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B2511?

The complementary color is #1B1125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B2511?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B2511 color

#1B2511 rgb(27, 37, 17)

Shades of green

The hex color #1B2511 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 14.5% green and 6.7% blue (27, 37, 17).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 37% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.92:1).

#1B2511 color codes

HEX	`#1B2511`
RGB	`rgb(27, 37, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 14.5%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 37%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 54%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 54%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.21, -9, 11.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.21, 14.76, 127.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.215, 1.597, 0.774)`
Decimal	`1778961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B2511, 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 #1B2511	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B2511 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.92:1	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 #1B2511 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b2511; }
.text { color: #1b2511; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b2511; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 37 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b2511, #112511); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1B2511?: #1B2511 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B2511?: The RGB value is 27, 37, 17: 27 red, 37 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B2511?: The complementary color is #1B1125, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B2511?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.