What color is #1B3C36?

#1B3C36 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B3C36?

The RGB value is 27, 60, 54: 27 red, 60 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B3C36?

The complementary color is #3C1B21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B3C36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B3C36 color

#1B3C36 rgb(27, 60, 54)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1B3C36 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 23.5% green and 21.2% blue (27, 60, 54).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 38% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.03:1).

#1B3C36 color codes

HEX	`#1B3C36`
RGB	`rgb(27, 60, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 23.5%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 38%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 55%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 10%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.76, -13.88, -0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.76, 13.88, 180.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.733, 3.731, 4.065)`
Decimal	`1784886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B3C36, 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 #1B3C36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B3C36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #1B3C36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b3c36; }
.text { color: #1b3c36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b3c36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 60 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b3c36, #1b313c); }

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Questions

What color is #1B3C36?: #1B3C36 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B3C36?: The RGB value is 27, 60, 54: 27 red, 60 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B3C36?: The complementary color is #3C1B21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B3C36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.