What color is #1B371A?

#1B371A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B371A?

The RGB value is 27, 55, 26: 27 red, 55 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B371A?

The complementary color is #361A37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B371A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B371A color

#1B371A rgb(27, 55, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #1B371A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 21.6% green and 10.2% blue (27, 55, 26).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 36% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#1B371A color codes

HEX	`#1B371A`
RGB	`rgb(27, 55, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 21.6%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 36%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 53%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 53%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.2, -17.9, 14.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.2, 23.31, 140.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.005, 3.04, 1.458)`
Decimal	`1783578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B371A, 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 #1B371A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B371A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #1B371A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b371a; }
.text { color: #1b371a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b371a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 55 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b371a, #1a3727); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1B371A?: #1B371A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B371A?: The RGB value is 27, 55, 26: 27 red, 55 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B371A?: The complementary color is #361A37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B371A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.