What color is #1D2414?

#1D2414 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D2414?

The RGB value is 29, 36, 20: 29 red, 36 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D2414?

The complementary color is #1B1424, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D2414?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D2414 color

#1D2414 rgb(29, 36, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D2414 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 14.1% green and 7.8% blue (29, 36, 20).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 29% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.97:1).

#1D2414 color codes

HEX	`#1D2414`
RGB	`rgb(29, 36, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 14.1%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 29%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 44%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 44%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.07, -6.84, 9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.07, 11.85, 125.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.264, 1.573, 0.899)`
Decimal	`1909780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D2414, 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 #1D2414	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D2414 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #1D2414 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d2414; }
.text { color: #1d2414; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d2414; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 36 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d2414, #152414); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1D2414?: #1D2414 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D2414?: The RGB value is 29, 36, 20: 29 red, 36 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D2414?: The complementary color is #1B1424, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D2414?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.