What color is #1D3B2A?

#1D3B2A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D3B2A?

The RGB value is 29, 59, 42: 29 red, 59 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D3B2A?

The complementary color is #3B1D2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D3B2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D3B2A color

#1D3B2A rgb(29, 59, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #1D3B2A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 23.1% green and 16.5% blue (29, 59, 42).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 34% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.27:1).

#1D3B2A color codes

HEX	`#1D3B2A`
RGB	`rgb(29, 59, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 23.1%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 34%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 51%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 29%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.15, -15.96, 7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.15, 17.47, 155.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.488, 3.556, 2.745)`
Decimal	`1915690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D3B2A, 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 #1D3B2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D3B2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #1D3B2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d3b2a; }
.text { color: #1d3b2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d3b2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 59 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d3b2a, #1d3b39); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1D3B2A?: #1D3B2A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D3B2A?: The RGB value is 29, 59, 42: 29 red, 59 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D3B2A?: The complementary color is #3B1D2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D3B2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.