What color is #1B5F3D?

#1B5F3D is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B5F3D?

The RGB value is 27, 95, 61: 27 red, 95 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B5F3D?

The complementary color is #5F1B3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B5F3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B5F3D color

#1B5F3D rgb(27, 95, 61)

Shades of green

The hex color #1B5F3D is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 37.3% green and 23.9% blue (27, 95, 61).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 56% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Midori (#2A603B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#1B5F3D color codes

HEX	`#1B5F3D`
RGB	`rgb(27, 95, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 37.3%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 56%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 72%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 36%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.51, -29.96, 13.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.51, 32.85, 155.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.386, 8.754, 5.82)`
Decimal	`1793853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B5F3D, 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 #1B5F3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1B5F3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #1B5F3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b5f3d; }
.text { color: #1b5f3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b5f3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 95 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b5f3d, #1b5f5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1B5F3D?: #1B5F3D is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B5F3D?: The RGB value is 27, 95, 61: 27 red, 95 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B5F3D?: The complementary color is #5F1B3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B5F3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.