What color is #1D302A?

#1D302A 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 #1D302A?

The RGB value is 29, 48, 42: 29 red, 48 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D302A?

The complementary color is #301D23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D302A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D302A color

#1D302A rgb(29, 48, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D302A is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 18.8% green and 16.5% blue (29, 48, 42).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 25% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.92:1).

#1D302A color codes

HEX	`#1D302A`
RGB	`rgb(29, 48, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 18.8%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 25%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 40%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 13%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.11, -9.41, 1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.11, 9.51, 171.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.981, 2.542, 2.576)`
Decimal	`1912874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D302A, 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 #1D302A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D302A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #1D302A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d302a; }
.text { color: #1d302a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d302a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 48 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d302a, #1d2c30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1D302A?: #1D302A 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 #1D302A?: The RGB value is 29, 48, 42: 29 red, 48 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D302A?: The complementary color is #301D23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D302A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.