What color is #1B7D73?

#1B7D73 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1B7D73?

The RGB value is 27, 125, 115: 27 red, 125 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1B7D73?

The complementary color is #7D1B25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1B7D73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1B7D73 color

#1B7D73 rgb(27, 125, 115)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1B7D73 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 49% green and 45.1% blue (27, 125, 115).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 64% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ivy (#277B74), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#1B7D73 color codes

HEX	`#1B7D73`
RGB	`rgb(27, 125, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 49%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 64%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 78%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 0%, 8%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.15, -29.45, -2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.15, 29.55, 184.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.879, 16.137, 18.758)`
Decimal	`1801587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1B7D73, 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 #1B7D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#1B7D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #1B7D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1b7d73; }
.text { color: #1b7d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1b7d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 125 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1b7d73, #1b567d); }

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Questions

What color is #1B7D73?: #1B7D73 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1B7D73?: The RGB value is 27, 125, 115: 27 red, 125 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1B7D73?: The complementary color is #7D1B25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1B7D73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.