What color is #1B2816?

#1B2816 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 #1B2816?

The RGB value is 27, 40, 22: 27 red, 40 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B2816?

The complementary color is #231628, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B2816?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B2816 color

#1B2816 rgb(27, 40, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #1B2816 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 15.7% green and 8.6% blue (27, 40, 22).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 29% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.42:1).

#1B2816 color codes

HEX	`#1B2816`
RGB	`rgb(27, 40, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 15.7%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 29%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 45%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 45%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.45, -9.99, 10.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.45, 14.21, 134.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.356, 1.808, 1.037)`
Decimal	`1779734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B2816, 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 #1B2816	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B2816 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #1B2816 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b2816; }
.text { color: #1b2816; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b2816; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 40 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b2816, #16281a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1B2816?: #1B2816 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 #1B2816?: The RGB value is 27, 40, 22: 27 red, 40 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B2816?: The complementary color is #231628, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B2816?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.