What color is #1B7963?

#1B7963 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Rainforest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B7963?

The RGB value is 27, 121, 99: 27 red, 121 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B7963?

The complementary color is #791B31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B7963?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B7963 color

#1B7963 rgb(27, 121, 99)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1B7963 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 47.5% green and 38.8% blue (27, 121, 99).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 64% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rainforest (#00755E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#1B7963 color codes

HEX	`#1B7963`
RGB	`rgb(27, 121, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 47.5%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 64%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 78%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 0%, 18%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.37, -32.15, 4.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.37, 32.47, 172.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.54, 14.807, 14.157)`
Decimal	`1800547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B7963, 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 #1B7963	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#1B7963 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #1B7963 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b7963; }
.text { color: #1b7963; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b7963; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 121 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b7963, #1b6079); }

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Questions

What color is #1B7963?: #1B7963 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Rainforest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B7963?: The RGB value is 27, 121, 99: 27 red, 121 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B7963?: The complementary color is #791B31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B7963?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.