What color is #1B502B?

#1B502B 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 #1B502B?

The RGB value is 27, 80, 43: 27 red, 80 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B502B?

The complementary color is #501B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B502B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B502B color

#1B502B rgb(27, 80, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #1B502B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 31.4% green and 16.9% blue (27, 80, 43).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 50% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#1B502B color codes

HEX	`#1B502B`
RGB	`rgb(27, 80, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 31.4%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 50%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 66%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 46%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.77, -26.99, 16.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.77, 31.75, 148.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.756, 6.144, 3.273)`
Decimal	`1789995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B502B, 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 #1B502B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B502B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #1B502B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b502b; }
.text { color: #1b502b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b502b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 80 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b502b, #1b5046); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1B502B?: #1B502B 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 #1B502B?: The RGB value is 27, 80, 43: 27 red, 80 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B502B?: The complementary color is #501B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B502B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.