What color is #1D371E?

#1D371E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D371E?

The RGB value is 29, 55, 30: 29 red, 55 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D371E?

The complementary color is #371D36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D371E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D371E color

#1D371E rgb(29, 55, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #1D371E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 21.6% green and 11.8% blue (29, 55, 30).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 31% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.98:1).

#1D371E color codes

HEX	`#1D371E`
RGB	`rgb(29, 55, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 21.6%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 31%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 47%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 45%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.39, -16.39, 12.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.39, 20.69, 142.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.107, 3.087, 1.713)`
Decimal	`1914654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D371E, 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 #1D371E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D371E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #1D371E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d371e; }
.text { color: #1d371e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d371e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 55 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d371e, #1d372b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1D371E?: #1D371E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D371E?: The RGB value is 29, 55, 30: 29 red, 55 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D371E?: The complementary color is #371D36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D371E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.