What color is #1D2201?

#1D2201 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D2201?

The RGB value is 29, 34, 1: 29 red, 34 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D2201?

The complementary color is #060122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D2201?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D2201 color

#1D2201 rgb(29, 34, 1)

Shades of green

The hex color #1D2201 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 13.3% green and 0.4% blue (29, 34, 1).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 94% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 97% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.39:1).

#1D2201 color codes

HEX	`#1D2201`
RGB	`rgb(29, 34, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 13.3%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 94%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 97%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 97%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.01, -8.17, 17.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.01, 19.06, 115.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.084, 1.407, 0.243)`
Decimal	`1909249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D2201, 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 #1D2201	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D2201 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #1D2201 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d2201; }
.text { color: #1d2201; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d2201; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 34 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d2201, #0d2201); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1D2201?: #1D2201 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D2201?: The RGB value is 29, 34, 1: 29 red, 34 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D2201?: The complementary color is #060122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D2201?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.