What color is #1B3B29?

#1B3B29 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B3B29?

The RGB value is 27, 59, 41: 27 red, 59 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B3B29?

The complementary color is #3B1B2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B3B29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B3B29 color

#1B3B29 rgb(27, 59, 41)

Shades of green

The hex color #1B3B29 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 23.1% green and 16.1% blue (27, 59, 41).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 37% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.32:1).

#1B3B29 color codes

HEX	`#1B3B29`
RGB	`rgb(27, 59, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 23.1%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 37%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 54%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 31%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.02, -16.86, 7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.02, 18.49, 155.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.416, 3.521, 2.65)`
Decimal	`1784617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B3B29, 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 #1B3B29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B3B29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #1B3B29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b3b29; }
.text { color: #1b3b29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b3b29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 59 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b3b29, #1b3b39); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #1B3B29?: #1B3B29 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B3B29?: The RGB value is 27, 59, 41: 27 red, 59 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B3B29?: The complementary color is #3B1B2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B3B29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.