What color is #1B301F?

#1B301F 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 #1B301F?

The RGB value is 27, 48, 31: 27 red, 48 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B301F?

The complementary color is #301B2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B301F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B301F color

#1B301F rgb(27, 48, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #1B301F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 18.8% green and 12.2% blue (27, 48, 31).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 28% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.1:1).

#1B301F color codes

HEX	`#1B301F`
RGB	`rgb(27, 48, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 18.8%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 28%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 44%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 35%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.67, -12.95, 8.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.67, 15.39, 147.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.756, 2.446, 1.676)`
Decimal	`1781791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B301F, 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 #1B301F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B301F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #1B301F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b301f; }
.text { color: #1b301f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b301f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 48 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b301f, #1b302a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1B301F?: #1B301F 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 #1B301F?: The RGB value is 27, 48, 31: 27 red, 48 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B301F?: The complementary color is #301B2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B301F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.