What color is #1B5321?

#1B5321 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Mysterious Mixture. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B5321?

The RGB value is 27, 83, 33: 27 red, 83 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B5321?

The complementary color is #531B4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B5321?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B5321 color

#1B5321 rgb(27, 83, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #1B5321 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 32.5% green and 12.9% blue (27, 83, 33).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 51% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Mixture (#0F521A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#1B5321 color codes

HEX	`#1B5321`
RGB	`rgb(27, 83, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 32.5%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 51%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 67%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 60%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.71, -30.07, 23.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.71, 38.29, 141.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.82, 6.529, 2.497)`
Decimal	`1790753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B5321, 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 #1B5321	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B5321 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #1B5321 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b5321; }
.text { color: #1b5321; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b5321; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 83 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b5321, #1b533d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #1B5321?: #1B5321 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Mysterious Mixture. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B5321?: The RGB value is 27, 83, 33: 27 red, 83 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B5321?: The complementary color is #531B4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B5321?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.