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#1B4E2E

#1b4e2e ≈ British Racing Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#1b4e2e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 30.59% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.03% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 142.35°, with 48.57% saturation and 20.59% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#336633
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Relative luminance0.0588

Complementary

  1. #1b4e2e
  2. #4e1b3b

Split complementary

  1. #1b4e2e
  2. #481b4e
  3. #4e1b22

Analogous

  1. #224e1b
  2. #1b4e2e
  3. #1b4e48

Triadic

  1. #1b4e2e
  2. #2e1b4e
  3. #4e2e1b

Tetradic

  1. #1b4e2e
  2. #1b3b4e
  3. #4e1b3b
  4. #4e2e1b

Square

  1. #1b4e2e
  2. #1b224e
  3. #4e1b3b
  4. #4e481b

Monochromatic

  1. #050f09
  2. #07150c
  3. #1b4e2e
  4. #2f8750
  5. #44be71

Shades

#1b4e2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1b4e2e
  2. #184629
  3. #163e25
  4. #133720
  5. #102f1c
  6. #0e2717
  7. #0b1f12
  8. #08170e
  9. #051009
  10. #030805
  11. #000000

Tints

#1b4e2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1b4e2e
  2. #326043
  3. #497158
  4. #5f836d
  5. #769582
  6. #8da797
  7. #a4b8ab
  8. #bbcac0
  9. #d1dcd5
  10. #e8edea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1b4e2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1b4e2e
  2. #255336
  3. #2f583e
  4. #395d47
  5. #43624f
  6. #4e6757
  7. #586c5f
  8. #627167
  9. #6c7670
  10. #767b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #38493d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e472c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #474330 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0a4d46 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f4a2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a472f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #124d3e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1b4e2e {
  color: #1b4e2e;
}
Background
.bg-1b4e2e {
  background-color: #1b4e2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1b4e2e {
  border: 2px solid #1b4e2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1b4e2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 78 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 142 49% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1b4e2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1b4e2e, #1b4e48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1b4e2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 78 46 / 0.35);
}

#004225 British Racing Green ΔE 4.21 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 5.93 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 8.94 #006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 9.93 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 10.66 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 11.89 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 13.13 #e4b1d1 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

British Racing Green
#1b4e2e  rgb(27, 78, 46)  hsl(142, 49%, 21%)  British Racing Green
#4e1b3b  rgb(78, 27, 59)  hsl(322, 49%, 21%)  Tyrian Purple
#2e1b4e  rgb(46, 27, 78)  hsl(262, 49%, 21%)  Midnight Blue
#4e2e1b  rgb(78, 46, 27)  hsl(22, 49%, 21%)  Bistre