What color is #1B5F1C?

#1B5F1C is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Woodland Wonder. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B5F1C?

The RGB value is 27, 95, 28: 27 red, 95 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B5F1C?

The complementary color is #5F1B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B5F1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B5F1C color

#1B5F1C rgb(27, 95, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #1B5F1C is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 37.3% green and 11% blue (27, 95, 28).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 56% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Wonder (#0D6323), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#1B5F1C color codes

HEX	`#1B5F1C`
RGB	`rgb(27, 95, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 37.3%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 56%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 72%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 71%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35, -35.63, 31.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35, 47.35, 138.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.754, 8.501, 2.489)`
Decimal	`1793820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B5F1C, 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 #1B5F1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B5F1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #1B5F1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b5f1c; }
.text { color: #1b5f1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b5f1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 95 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b5f1c, #1b5f3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #1B5F1C?: #1B5F1C is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Woodland Wonder. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B5F1C?: The RGB value is 27, 95, 28: 27 red, 95 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B5F1C?: The complementary color is #5F1B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B5F1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.