Brunswick Green (#1B4D3E)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 9.64:1 — vs black: 2.18:1

Color values

  • HEX #1B4D3E
  • RGB rgb(27, 77, 62)
  • HSL hsl(162, 64%, 30%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 64.94, 0, 19.48, 69.8 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #1B4D3E based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Brunswick Green
#1B4D3E Base
#4D1B2A
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Brunswick Green
#1B4D3E Base
#1B4D25
#1B434D
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Brunswick Green
#1B4D3E Base
#3E1B4D
#4D3E1B
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Brunswick Green
#1B4D3E Base
#4D1B43
#4D251B
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Brunswick Green
#1B4D3E Base
#251B4D
#4D1B2A
#434D1B
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Brunswick Green
#1B4D3E Base
#07130F
#071410
#102F26
#266B56
#2F866C
#44BD99
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Brunswick Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#07130F
#0B1F19
#0F2A22
#13362B
#174135
Brunswick Green #1B4D3E Base
#2F856B
#43BD99
#7BD1B7
#B4E5D6
#ECF8F5
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #1B4D3E. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #1B4D3E;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #1B4D3E;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #1B4D3E;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #1B4D3E,
        #7F1B39
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #1B4D3E,
        #7F1B39
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$brunswick-green: #1B4D3E;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$brunswick-green-r: 27;
$brunswick-green-g: 77;
$brunswick-green-b: 62;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $brunswick-green;
    color: rgba($brunswick-green-r, $brunswick-green-g, $brunswick-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Brunswick Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #1B4D3E How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #43433F Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #49493E Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #204B4B Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #454545 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Brunswick Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Brunswick Green #1B4D3E Base
MSU Green #18453B ΔE 3.26
Deep Jungle Green #004B49 ΔE 6.26
British Racing Green #004225 ΔE 6.95

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.