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#1B400A

#1b400a ≈ British Racing Green

  • green
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#1b400a is a color from the green family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 25.1% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.38% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 101.11°, with 72.97% saturation and 14.51% 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 11.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), ΔE 8.38.

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Relative luminance0.0392

Complementary

  1. #1b400a
  2. #2f0a40

Split complementary

  1. #1b400a
  2. #140a40
  3. #400a36

Analogous

  1. #36400a
  2. #1b400a
  3. #0a4014

Triadic

  1. #1b400a
  2. #0a1b40
  3. #400a1b

Tetradic

  1. #1b400a
  2. #0a402f
  3. #2f0a40
  4. #400a1b

Square

  1. #1b400a
  2. #0a3640
  3. #2f0a40
  4. #40140a

Monochromatic

  1. #071203
  2. #071203
  3. #1b400a
  4. #378214
  5. #53c41f

Shades

#1b400a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1b400a
  2. #183a09
  3. #163308
  4. #132d07
  5. #102606
  6. #0e2005
  7. #0b1a04
  8. #081303
  9. #050d02
  10. #030601
  11. #000000

Tints

#1b400a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1b400a
  2. #325323
  3. #49663b
  4. #5f7954
  5. #768c6c
  6. #8da085
  7. #a4b39d
  8. #bbc6b6
  9. #d1d9ce
  10. #e8ece7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1b400a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1b400a
  2. #254616
  3. #2f4d22
  4. #39532d
  5. #435a39
  6. #4e6045
  7. #586651
  8. #626d5d
  9. #6c7368
  10. #767a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f3b2c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #423a02 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e3710 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #183d36 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #363c05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #333b0e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #193e2a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1b400a {
  color: #1b400a;
}
Background
.bg-1b400a {
  background-color: #1b400a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1b400a {
  border: 2px solid #1b400a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1b400a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 64 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 101 73% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1b400a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1b400a, #0a4014);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1b400a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 64 10 / 0.35);
}

#004225 British Racing Green ΔE 8.38 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 8.65 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 10.91 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 11.20 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 11.38 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 12.50 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 13.07 #e4bff5 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

British Racing Green
#1b400a  rgb(27, 64, 10)  hsl(101, 73%, 15%)  British Racing Green
#2f0a40  rgb(47, 10, 64)  hsl(281, 73%, 15%)  Persian Indigo
#0a1b40  rgb(10, 27, 64)  hsl(221, 73%, 15%)  Oxford Blue
#400a1b  rgb(64, 10, 27)  hsl(341, 73%, 15%)  Tyrian Purple