What color is #1BAC1B?

#1BAC1B is a moderate green, closest to the named color Hedged Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1BAC1B?

The RGB value is 27, 172, 27: 27 red, 172 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1BAC1B?

The complementary color is #AC1BAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1BAC1B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1BAC1B color

#1BAC1B rgb(27, 172, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #1BAC1B is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.6% red, 67.5% green and 10.6% blue (27, 172, 27).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 73% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 0% magenta, 84% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Hedged Garden (#00AA11), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#1BAC1B color codes

HEX	`#1BAC1B`
RGB	`rgb(27, 172, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.6%, 67.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 73%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 84%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 0%, 84%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.49, -61.44, 57.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.49, 84.21, 136.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.401, 29.815, 5.98)`
Decimal	`1813531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1BAC1B, 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 #1BAC1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#1BAC1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	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 #1BAC1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1bac1b; }
.text { color: #1bac1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1bac1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(27 172 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1bac1b, #1bac64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #1BAC1B?: #1BAC1B is a moderate green, closest to the named color Hedged Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1BAC1B?: The RGB value is 27, 172, 27: 27 red, 172 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1BAC1B?: The complementary color is #AC1BAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1BAC1B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.