What color is #1B3720?

#1B3720 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B3720?

The RGB value is 27, 55, 32: 27 red, 55 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B3720?

The complementary color is #371B32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B3720?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B3720 color

#1B3720 rgb(27, 55, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #1B3720 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 21.6% green and 12.5% blue (27, 55, 32).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 34% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.01:1).

#1B3720 color codes

HEX	`#1B3720`
RGB	`rgb(27, 55, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 21.6%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 34%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 51%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 42%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.32, -16.73, 11.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.32, 20.14, 146.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.079, 3.07, 1.849)`
Decimal	`1783584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B3720, 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 #1B3720	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B3720 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.01:1	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 #1B3720 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b3720; }
.text { color: #1b3720; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b3720; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 55 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b3720, #1b372e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1B3720?: #1B3720 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B3720?: The RGB value is 27, 55, 32: 27 red, 55 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B3720?: The complementary color is #371B32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B3720?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.