What color is #1D291A?

#1D291A is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D291A?

The RGB value is 29, 41, 26: 29 red, 41 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D291A?

The complementary color is #261A29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D291A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D291A color

#1D291A rgb(29, 41, 26)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1D291A is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 16.1% green and 10.2% blue (29, 41, 26).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 22% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

#1D291A color codes

HEX	`#1D291A`
RGB	`rgb(29, 41, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 16.1%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 22%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 37%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 37%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.07, -8.9, 8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.07, 12.11, 137.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.486, 1.922, 1.27)`
Decimal	`1911066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D291A, 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 #1D291A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D291A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	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 #1D291A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d291a; }
.text { color: #1d291a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d291a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 41 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d291a, #1a291e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1D291A?: #1D291A is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D291A?: The RGB value is 29, 41, 26: 29 red, 41 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D291A?: The complementary color is #261A29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D291A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.