What color is #1B2E20?

#1B2E20 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B2E20?

The RGB value is 27, 46, 32: 27 red, 46 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B2E20?

The complementary color is #2E1B29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B2E20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B2E20 color

#1B2E20 rgb(27, 46, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #1B2E20 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 18% green and 12.5% blue (27, 46, 32).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 26% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.4:1).

#1B2E20 color codes

HEX	`#1B2E20`
RGB	`rgb(27, 46, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 18%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 26%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 41%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 30%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.95, -11.52, 6.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.95, 13.29, 150.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.69, 2.291, 1.719)`
Decimal	`1781280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B2E20, 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 #1B2E20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B2E20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #1B2E20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b2e20; }
.text { color: #1b2e20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b2e20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 46 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b2e20, #1b2e29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1B2E20?: #1B2E20 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B2E20?: The RGB value is 27, 46, 32: 27 red, 46 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B2E20?: The complementary color is #2E1B29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B2E20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.