What color is #1B4944?

#1B4944 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 #1B4944?

The RGB value is 27, 73, 68: 27 red, 73 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B4944?

The complementary color is #491B20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B4944?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B4944 color

#1B4944 rgb(27, 73, 68)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1B4944 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 28.6% green and 26.7% blue (27, 73, 68).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 46% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#1B4944 color codes

HEX	`#1B4944`
RGB	`rgb(27, 73, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 28.6%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 46%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 63%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 7%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.89, -17.04, -1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.89, 17.13, 185.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.877, 5.415, 6.309)`
Decimal	`1788228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B4944, 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 #1B4944	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B4944 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #1B4944 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b4944; }
.text { color: #1b4944; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b4944; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 73 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b4944, #1b3749); }

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Questions

What color is #1B4944?: #1B4944 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 #1B4944?: The RGB value is 27, 73, 68: 27 red, 73 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B4944?: The complementary color is #491B20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B4944?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.