What color is #1B665A?

#1B665A is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Philodendron. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B665A?

The RGB value is 27, 102, 90: 27 red, 102 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B665A?

The complementary color is #661B27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B665A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B665A color

#1B665A rgb(27, 102, 90)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1B665A is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 40% green and 35.3% blue (27, 102, 90).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 58% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Philodendron (#116356), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#1B665A color codes

HEX	`#1B665A`
RGB	`rgb(27, 102, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 40%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 58%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 74%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 12%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.68, -25.62, 0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.68, 25.62, 179.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.048, 10.473, 11.321)`
Decimal	`1795674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B665A, 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 #1B665A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#1B665A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #1B665A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b665a; }
.text { color: #1b665a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b665a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 102 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b665a, #1b4d66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #1B665A?: #1B665A is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Philodendron. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B665A?: The RGB value is 27, 102, 90: 27 red, 102 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B665A?: The complementary color is #661B27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B665A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.