What color is #1D2E1C?

#1D2E1C is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D2E1C?

The RGB value is 29, 46, 28: 29 red, 46 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D2E1C?

The complementary color is #2D1C2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D2E1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D2E1C color

#1D2E1C rgb(29, 46, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #1D2E1C is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 18% green and 11% blue (29, 46, 28).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 24% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

#1D2E1C color codes

HEX	`#1D2E1C`
RGB	`rgb(29, 46, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 18%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 24%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 39%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 39%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.98, -11.59, 9.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.98, 14.94, 140.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.693, 2.299, 1.453)`
Decimal	`1912348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D2E1C, 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 #1D2E1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D2E1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #1D2E1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d2e1c; }
.text { color: #1d2e1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d2e1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 46 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d2e1c, #1c2e24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1D2E1C?: #1D2E1C is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D2E1C?: The RGB value is 29, 46, 28: 29 red, 46 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D2E1C?: The complementary color is #2D1C2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D2E1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.