What color is #1D1E00?

#1D1E00 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D1E00?

The RGB value is 29, 30, 0: 29 red, 30 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D1E00?

The complementary color is #01001E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D1E00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D1E00 color

#1D1E00 rgb(29, 30, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D1E00 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 11.8% green and 0% blue (29, 30, 0).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 100% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.8 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.96:1).

#1D1E00 color codes

HEX	`#1D1E00`
RGB	`rgb(29, 30, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 11.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 100%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 100%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 100%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.48, -5.65, 15.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.48, 16.52, 110.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.971, 1.19, 0.179)`
Decimal	`1908224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D1E00, 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 #1D1E00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D1E00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #1D1E00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d1e00; }
.text { color: #1d1e00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d1e00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 30 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d1e00, #0e1e00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1D1E00?: #1D1E00 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D1E00?: The RGB value is 29, 30, 0: 29 red, 30 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D1E00?: The complementary color is #01001E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D1E00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.