What color is #1D2A28?

#1D2A28 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D2A28?

The RGB value is 29, 42, 40: 29 red, 42 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D2A28?

The complementary color is #2A1D1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D2A28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D2A28 color

#1D2A28 rgb(29, 42, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D2A28 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 16.5% green and 15.7% blue (29, 42, 40).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 18% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.85:1).

#1D2A28 color codes

HEX	`#1D2A28`
RGB	`rgb(29, 42, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 16.5%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 18%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 31%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 5%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.85, -6.08, -0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.85, 6.1, 184.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.718, 2.07, 2.316)`
Decimal	`1911336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D2A28, 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 #1D2A28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D2A28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #1D2A28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d2a28; }
.text { color: #1d2a28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d2a28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 42 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d2a28, #1d262a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1D2A28?: #1D2A28 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D2A28?: The RGB value is 29, 42, 40: 29 red, 42 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D2A28?: The complementary color is #2A1D1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D2A28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.