What color is #1B2713?

#1B2713 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 #1B2713?

The RGB value is 27, 39, 19: 27 red, 39 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B2713?

The complementary color is #1F1327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B2713?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B2713 color

#1B2713 rgb(27, 39, 19)

Shades of green

The hex color #1B2713 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 15.3% green and 7.5% blue (27, 39, 19).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 34% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

#1B2713 color codes

HEX	`#1B2713`
RGB	`rgb(27, 39, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 15.3%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 34%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 51%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 51%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.01, -9.92, 11.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.01, 15.22, 130.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.295, 1.731, 0.882)`
Decimal	`1779475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B2713, 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 #1B2713	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B2713 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #1B2713 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b2713; }
.text { color: #1b2713; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b2713; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 39 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b2713, #132715); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1B2713?: #1B2713 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 #1B2713?: The RGB value is 27, 39, 19: 27 red, 39 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B2713?: The complementary color is #1F1327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B2713?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.