What color is #1D391F?

#1D391F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D391F?

The RGB value is 29, 57, 31: 29 red, 57 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D391F?

The complementary color is #391D37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D391F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D391F color

#1D391F rgb(29, 57, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #1D391F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 22.4% green and 12.2% blue (29, 57, 31).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 33% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#1D391F color codes

HEX	`#1D391F`
RGB	`rgb(29, 57, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 22.4%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 33%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 49%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 46%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.16, -17.29, 12.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.16, 21.63, 143.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.217, 3.286, 1.814)`
Decimal	`1915167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D391F, 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 #1D391F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D391F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #1D391F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d391f; }
.text { color: #1d391f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d391f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 57 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d391f, #1d392d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1D391F?: #1D391F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D391F?: The RGB value is 29, 57, 31: 29 red, 57 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D391F?: The complementary color is #391D37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D391F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.