What color is #1B5F34?

#1B5F34 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Ficus Elastica. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B5F34?

The RGB value is 27, 95, 52: 27 red, 95 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B5F34?

The complementary color is #5F1B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B5F34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B5F34 color

#1B5F34 rgb(27, 95, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #1B5F34 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 37.3% green and 20.4% blue (27, 95, 52).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 56% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ficus Elastica (#006131), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#1B5F34 color codes

HEX	`#1B5F34`
RGB	`rgb(27, 95, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 37.3%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 56%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 72%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 45%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.33, -31.88, 18.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.33, 36.91, 149.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.164, 8.665, 4.648)`
Decimal	`1793844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B5F34, 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 #1B5F34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B5F34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #1B5F34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b5f34; }
.text { color: #1b5f34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b5f34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 95 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b5f34, #1b5f56); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1B5F34?: #1B5F34 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Ficus Elastica. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B5F34?: The RGB value is 27, 95, 52: 27 red, 95 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B5F34?: The complementary color is #5F1B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B5F34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.