What color is #1B3919?

#1B3919 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 #1B3919?

The RGB value is 27, 57, 25: 27 red, 57 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B3919?

The complementary color is #371939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B3919?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B3919 color

#1B3919 rgb(27, 57, 25)

Shades of green

The hex color #1B3919 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 22.4% green and 9.8% blue (27, 57, 25).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 39% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.76:1).

#1B3919 color codes

HEX	`#1B3919`
RGB	`rgb(27, 57, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 22.4%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 39%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 56%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 56%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.94, -19.13, 16.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.94, 25.25, 139.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.09, 3.229, 1.433)`
Decimal	`1784089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B3919, 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 #1B3919	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B3919 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #1B3919 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b3919; }
.text { color: #1b3919; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b3919; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 57 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b3919, #193927); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1B3919?: #1B3919 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 #1B3919?: The RGB value is 27, 57, 25: 27 red, 57 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B3919?: The complementary color is #371939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B3919?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.