What color is #1B4946?

#1B4946 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B4946?

The RGB value is 27, 73, 70: 27 red, 73 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B4946?

The complementary color is #491B1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B4946?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B4946 color

#1B4946 rgb(27, 73, 70)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1B4946 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 28.6% green and 27.5% blue (27, 73, 70).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 46% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% 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 10.06:1).

#1B4946 color codes

HEX	`#1B4946`
RGB	`rgb(27, 73, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 28.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 46%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 63%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 4%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.95, -16.42, -2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.95, 16.67, 190.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.94, 5.44, 6.636)`
Decimal	`1788230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B4946, 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 #1B4946	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B4946 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #1B4946 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b4946; }
.text { color: #1b4946; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b4946; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 73 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b4946, #1b3549); }

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Questions

What color is #1B4946?: #1B4946 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B4946?: The RGB value is 27, 73, 70: 27 red, 73 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B4946?: The complementary color is #491B1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B4946?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.