What color is #1B6D27?

#1B6D27 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Enchanted Glen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B6D27?

The RGB value is 27, 109, 39: 27 red, 109 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B6D27?

The complementary color is #6D1B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B6D27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B6D27 color

#1B6D27 rgb(27, 109, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #1B6D27 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 42.7% green and 15.3% blue (27, 109, 39).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 60% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Glen (#166D29), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#1B6D27 color codes

HEX	`#1B6D27`
RGB	`rgb(27, 109, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 42.7%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 60%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 75%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 64%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.11, -39.64, 31.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.11, 50.66, 141.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.286, 11.316, 3.772)`
Decimal	`1797415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B6D27, 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 #1B6D27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#1B6D27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #1B6D27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b6d27; }
.text { color: #1b6d27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b6d27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 109 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b6d27, #1b6d50); }

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Questions

What color is #1B6D27?: #1B6D27 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Enchanted Glen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B6D27?: The RGB value is 27, 109, 39: 27 red, 109 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B6D27?: The complementary color is #6D1B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B6D27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.