What color is #1D311F?

#1D311F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D311F?

The RGB value is 29, 49, 31: 29 red, 49 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D311F?

The complementary color is #311D2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D311F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D311F color

#1D311F rgb(29, 49, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #1D311F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 19.2% green and 12.2% blue (29, 49, 31).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 26% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.89:1).

#1D311F color codes

HEX	`#1D311F`
RGB	`rgb(29, 49, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 19.2%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 26%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 41%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 37%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.17, -12.75, 9.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.17, 15.61, 144.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.852, 2.557, 1.692)`
Decimal	`1913119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D311F, 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 #1D311F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D311F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.89:1	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 #1D311F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d311f; }
.text { color: #1d311f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d311f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 49 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d311f, #1d3129); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1D311F?: #1D311F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D311F?: The RGB value is 29, 49, 31: 29 red, 49 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D311F?: The complementary color is #311D2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D311F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.