What color is #1B2D18?

#1B2D18 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 #1B2D18?

The RGB value is 27, 45, 24: 27 red, 45 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B2D18?

The complementary color is #2A182D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B2D18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B2D18 color

#1B2D18 rgb(27, 45, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #1B2D18 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 17.6% green and 9.4% blue (27, 45, 24).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 30% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.63:1).

#1B2D18 color codes

HEX	`#1B2D18`
RGB	`rgb(27, 45, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 17.6%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 30%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 47%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 47%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.38, -12.65, 11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.38, 16.96, 138.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.555, 2.176, 1.202)`
Decimal	`1781016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B2D18, 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 #1B2D18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B2D18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #1B2D18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b2d18; }
.text { color: #1b2d18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b2d18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 45 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b2d18, #182d20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1B2D18?: #1B2D18 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 #1B2D18?: The RGB value is 27, 45, 24: 27 red, 45 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B2D18?: The complementary color is #2A182D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B2D18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.