What color is #1D2C14?

#1D2C14 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 #1D2C14?

The RGB value is 29, 44, 20: 29 red, 44 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D2C14?

The complementary color is #23142C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D2C14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D2C14 color

#1D2C14 rgb(29, 44, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #1D2C14 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 17.3% green and 7.8% blue (29, 44, 20).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 38% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.76:1).

#1D2C14 color codes

HEX	`#1D2C14`
RGB	`rgb(29, 44, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 17.3%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 38%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 55%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 55%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.07, -11.88, 13.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.07, 18.04, 131.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.534, 2.113, 0.989)`
Decimal	`1911828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D2C14, 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 #1D2C14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D2C14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #1D2C14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d2c14; }
.text { color: #1d2c14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d2c14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 44 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d2c14, #142c17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1D2C14?: #1D2C14 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 #1D2C14?: The RGB value is 29, 44, 20: 29 red, 44 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D2C14?: The complementary color is #23142C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D2C14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.