What color is #1B441F?

#1B441F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B441F?

The RGB value is 27, 68, 31: 27 red, 68 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B441F?

The complementary color is #441B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B441F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B441F color

#1B441F rgb(27, 68, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #1B441F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 26.7% green and 12.2% blue (27, 68, 31).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 43% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Myrtle (#21421E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#1B441F color codes

HEX	`#1B441F`
RGB	`rgb(27, 68, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 26.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 43%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 60%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 54%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.16, -23.6, 18.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.16, 29.73, 142.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.766, 4.466, 2.012)`
Decimal	`1786911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B441F, 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 #1B441F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B441F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #1B441F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b441f; }
.text { color: #1b441f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b441f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 68 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b441f, #1b4434); }

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Questions

What color is #1B441F?: #1B441F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B441F?: The RGB value is 27, 68, 31: 27 red, 68 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B441F?: The complementary color is #441B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B441F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.