What color is #1D2917?

#1D2917 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D2917?

The RGB value is 29, 41, 23: 29 red, 41 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D2917?

The complementary color is #231729, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D2917?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D2917 color

#1D2917 rgb(29, 41, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #1D2917 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 16.1% green and 9% blue (29, 41, 23).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 28% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.2:1).

#1D2917 color codes

HEX	`#1D2917`
RGB	`rgb(29, 41, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 16.1%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 28%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 44%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 44%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15, -9.5, 10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15, 13.93, 133.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.454, 1.909, 1.102)`
Decimal	`1911063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D2917, 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 #1D2917	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D2917 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #1D2917 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d2917; }
.text { color: #1d2917; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d2917; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 41 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d2917, #17291a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1D2917?: #1D2917 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D2917?: The RGB value is 29, 41, 23: 29 red, 41 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D2917?: The complementary color is #231729, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D2917?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.