What color is #1B4E27?

#1B4E27 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B4E27?

The RGB value is 27, 78, 39: 27 red, 78 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B4E27?

The complementary color is #4E1B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B4E27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B4E27 color

#1B4E27 rgb(27, 78, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #1B4E27 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 30.6% green and 15.3% blue (27, 78, 39).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 49% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#1B4E27 color codes

HEX	`#1B4E27`
RGB	`rgb(27, 78, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 30.6%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 49%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 65%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 50%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.97, -26.84, 18.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.97, 32.38, 145.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.542, 5.828, 2.857)`
Decimal	`1789479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B4E27, 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 #1B4E27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B4E27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #1B4E27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b4e27; }
.text { color: #1b4e27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b4e27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 78 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b4e27, #1b4e41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1B4E27?: #1B4E27 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B4E27?: The RGB value is 27, 78, 39: 27 red, 78 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B4E27?: The complementary color is #4E1B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B4E27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.