What color is #1B3A2F?

#1B3A2F is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B3A2F?

The RGB value is 27, 58, 47: 27 red, 58 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B3A2F?

The complementary color is #3A1B26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B3A2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B3A2F color

#1B3A2F rgb(27, 58, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #1B3A2F is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 22.7% green and 18.4% blue (27, 58, 47).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 36% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#1B3A2F color codes

HEX	`#1B3A2F`
RGB	`rgb(27, 58, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 22.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 36%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 53%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 19%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.81, -14.73, 3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.81, 15.1, 167.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.478, 3.464, 3.227)`
Decimal	`1784367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B3A2F, 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 #1B3A2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B3A2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #1B3A2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b3a2f; }
.text { color: #1b3a2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b3a2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 58 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b3a2f, #1b353a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1B3A2F?: #1B3A2F is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B3A2F?: The RGB value is 27, 58, 47: 27 red, 58 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B3A2F?: The complementary color is #3A1B26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B3A2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.