What color is #1D2512?

#1D2512 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D2512?

The RGB value is 29, 37, 18: 29 red, 37 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D2512?

The complementary color is #1A1225, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D2512?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D2512 color

#1D2512 rgb(29, 37, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #1D2512 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 14.5% green and 7.1% blue (29, 37, 18).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 35% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

#1D2512 color codes

HEX	`#1D2512`
RGB	`rgb(29, 37, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 14.5%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 35%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 51%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 51%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.4, -7.84, 11.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.4, 13.83, 124.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.277, 1.628, 0.819)`
Decimal	`1910034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D2512, 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 #1D2512	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D2512 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #1D2512 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d2512; }
.text { color: #1d2512; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d2512; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 37 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d2512, #142512); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1D2512?: #1D2512 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D2512?: The RGB value is 29, 37, 18: 29 red, 37 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D2512?: The complementary color is #1A1225, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D2512?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.