What color is #1D3308?

#1D3308 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D3308?

The RGB value is 29, 51, 8: 29 red, 51 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D3308?

The complementary color is #1E0833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D3308?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D3308 color

#1D3308 rgb(29, 51, 8)

Shades of green

The hex color #1D3308 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 20% green and 3.1% blue (29, 51, 8).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 73% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 84% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.73:1).

#1D3308 color codes

HEX	`#1D3308`
RGB	`rgb(29, 51, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 20%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 73%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 84%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 84%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.57, -17.37, 22.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.57, 28.6, 127.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.734, 2.646, 0.649)`
Decimal	`1913608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D3308, 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 #1D3308	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D3308 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #1D3308 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d3308; }
.text { color: #1d3308; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d3308; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 51 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d3308, #083309); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1D3308?: #1D3308 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D3308?: The RGB value is 29, 51, 8: 29 red, 51 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D3308?: The complementary color is #1E0833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D3308?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.