What color is #1D2514?

#1D2514 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D2514?

The RGB value is 29, 37, 20: 29 red, 37 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D2514?

The complementary color is #1C1425, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D2514?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D2514 color

#1D2514 rgb(29, 37, 20)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1D2514 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 14.5% green and 7.8% blue (29, 37, 20).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 30% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.83:1).

#1D2514 color codes

HEX	`#1D2514`
RGB	`rgb(29, 37, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 14.5%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 30%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 46%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 46%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.44, -7.49, 10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.44, 12.63, 126.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.295, 1.635, 0.909)`
Decimal	`1910036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D2514, 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 #1D2514	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D2514 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.83:1	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 #1D2514 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d2514; }
.text { color: #1d2514; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d2514; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 37 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d2514, #142514); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1D2514?: #1D2514 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D2514?: The RGB value is 29, 37, 20: 29 red, 37 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D2514?: The complementary color is #1C1425, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D2514?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.