What color is #1B7C5B?

#1B7C5B is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Opal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B7C5B?

The RGB value is 27, 124, 91: 27 red, 124 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B7C5B?

The complementary color is #7C1B3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B7C5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B7C5B color

#1B7C5B rgb(27, 124, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #1B7C5B is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 48.6% green and 35.7% blue (27, 124, 91).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 64% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Opal Green (#157954), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#1B7C5B color codes

HEX	`#1B7C5B`
RGB	`rgb(27, 124, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 48.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 64%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 78%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 0%, 27%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.18, -35.6, 10.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.18, 37.07, 163.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.547, 15.403, 12.365)`
Decimal	`1801307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B7C5B, 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 #1B7C5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#1B7C5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #1B7C5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b7c5b; }
.text { color: #1b7c5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b7c5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 124 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b7c5b, #1b6d7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #1B7C5B?: #1B7C5B is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Opal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B7C5B?: The RGB value is 27, 124, 91: 27 red, 124 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B7C5B?: The complementary color is #7C1B3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B7C5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.