What color is #1B4939?

#1B4939 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B4939?

The RGB value is 27, 73, 57: 27 red, 73 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B4939?

The complementary color is #491B2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B4939?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B4939 color

#1B4939 rgb(27, 73, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #1B4939 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 28.6% green and 22.4% blue (27, 73, 57).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 46% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#1B4939 color codes

HEX	`#1B4939`
RGB	`rgb(27, 73, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 28.6%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 46%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 63%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 22%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.55, -20.24, 4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.55, 20.83, 166.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.573, 5.293, 4.704)`
Decimal	`1788217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B4939, 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 #1B4939	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B4939 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #1B4939 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b4939; }
.text { color: #1b4939; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b4939; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 73 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b4939, #1b4249); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1B4939?: #1B4939 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B4939?: The RGB value is 27, 73, 57: 27 red, 73 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B4939?: The complementary color is #491B2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B4939?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.