What color is #1D2418?

#1D2418 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D2418?

The RGB value is 29, 36, 24: 29 red, 36 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D2418?

The complementary color is #1F1824, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D2418?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D2418 color

#1D2418 rgb(29, 36, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D2418 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 14.1% green and 9.4% blue (29, 36, 24).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 20% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.94:1).

#1D2418 color codes

HEX	`#1D2418`
RGB	`rgb(29, 36, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 14.1%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 20%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 33%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 33%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.16, -6.05, 7.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.16, 9.27, 130.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.302, 1.589, 1.102)`
Decimal	`1909784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D2418, 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 #1D2418	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D2418 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #1D2418 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d2418; }
.text { color: #1d2418; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d2418; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 36 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d2418, #182419); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1D2418?: #1D2418 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D2418?: The RGB value is 29, 36, 24: 29 red, 36 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D2418?: The complementary color is #1F1824, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D2418?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.