What color is #1B423E?

#1B423E 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 #1B423E?

The RGB value is 27, 66, 62: 27 red, 66 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B423E?

The complementary color is #421B1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B423E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B423E color

#1B423E rgb(27, 66, 62)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1B423E is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 25.9% green and 24.3% blue (27, 66, 62).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 42% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#1B423E color codes

HEX	`#1B423E`
RGB	`rgb(27, 66, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 25.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 42%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 59%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 6%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.19, -14.93, -1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.19, 15.04, 186.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.269, 4.477, 5.248)`
Decimal	`1786430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B423E, 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 #1B423E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B423E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #1B423E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b423e; }
.text { color: #1b423e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b423e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 66 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b423e, #1b3342); }

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Questions

What color is #1B423E?: #1B423E 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 #1B423E?: The RGB value is 27, 66, 62: 27 red, 66 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B423E?: The complementary color is #421B1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B423E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.