What color is #1B3C39?

#1B3C39 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 #1B3C39?

The RGB value is 27, 60, 57: 27 red, 60 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B3C39?

The complementary color is #3C1B1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B3C39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B3C39 color

#1B3C39 rgb(27, 60, 57)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1B3C39 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 23.5% green and 22.4% blue (27, 60, 57).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 38% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#1B3C39 color codes

HEX	`#1B3C39`
RGB	`rgb(27, 60, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 23.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 38%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 55%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 5%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.86, -12.97, -1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.86, 13.11, 188.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.806, 3.76, 4.448)`
Decimal	`1784889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B3C39, 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 #1B3C39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B3C39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	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 #1B3C39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b3c39; }
.text { color: #1b3c39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b3c39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 60 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b3c39, #1b2f3c); }

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Questions

What color is #1B3C39?: #1B3C39 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 #1B3C39?: The RGB value is 27, 60, 57: 27 red, 60 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B3C39?: The complementary color is #3C1B1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B3C39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.