What color is #1B4642?

#1B4642 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 #1B4642?

The RGB value is 27, 70, 66: 27 red, 70 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B4642?

The complementary color is #461B1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B4642?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B4642 color

#1B4642 rgb(27, 70, 66)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1B4642 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 27.5% green and 25.9% blue (27, 70, 66).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 44% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#1B4642 color codes

HEX	`#1B4642`
RGB	`rgb(27, 70, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 27.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 44%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 61%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 6%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.75, -15.97, -2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.75, 16.11, 187.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.625, 5.006, 5.928)`
Decimal	`1787458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B4642, 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 #1B4642	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B4642 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #1B4642 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b4642; }
.text { color: #1b4642; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b4642; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 70 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b4642, #1b3546); }

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Questions

What color is #1B4642?: #1B4642 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 #1B4642?: The RGB value is 27, 70, 66: 27 red, 70 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B4642?: The complementary color is #461B1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B4642?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.