What color is #1B3E38?

#1B3E38 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 #1B3E38?

The RGB value is 27, 62, 56: 27 red, 62 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B3E38?

The complementary color is #3E1B21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B3E38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B3E38 color

#1B3E38 rgb(27, 62, 56)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1B3E38 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 24.3% green and 22% blue (27, 62, 56).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 39% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#1B3E38 color codes

HEX	`#1B3E38`
RGB	`rgb(27, 62, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 24.3%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 39%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 56%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 10%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.55, -14.45, -0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.55, 14.45, 180.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.888, 3.964, 4.353)`
Decimal	`1785400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B3E38, 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 #1B3E38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B3E38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #1B3E38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b3e38; }
.text { color: #1b3e38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b3e38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 62 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b3e38, #1b333e); }

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Questions

What color is #1B3E38?: #1B3E38 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 #1B3E38?: The RGB value is 27, 62, 56: 27 red, 62 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B3E38?: The complementary color is #3E1B21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B3E38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.