What color is #1B472F?

#1B472F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B472F?

The RGB value is 27, 71, 47: 27 red, 71 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B472F?

The complementary color is #471B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B472F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B472F color

#1B472F rgb(27, 71, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #1B472F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 27.8% green and 18.4% blue (27, 71, 47).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 45% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#1B472F color codes

HEX	`#1B472F`
RGB	`rgb(27, 71, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 27.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 45%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 62%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 34%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.58, -21.76, 9.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.58, 23.94, 155.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.218, 4.944, 3.474)`
Decimal	`1787695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B472F, 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 #1B472F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B472F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #1B472F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b472f; }
.text { color: #1b472f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b472f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 71 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b472f, #1b4745); }

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Questions

What color is #1B472F?: #1B472F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B472F?: The RGB value is 27, 71, 47: 27 red, 71 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B472F?: The complementary color is #471B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B472F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.