What color is #1D422E?

#1D422E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D422E?

The RGB value is 29, 66, 46: 29 red, 66 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D422E?

The complementary color is #421D31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D422E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D422E color

#1D422E rgb(29, 66, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #1D422E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 25.9% green and 18% blue (29, 66, 46).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 39% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#1D422E color codes

HEX	`#1D422E`
RGB	`rgb(29, 66, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 25.9%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 39%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 56%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 30%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.81, -18.82, 8.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.81, 20.53, 156.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.948, 4.355, 3.269)`
Decimal	`1917486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D422E, 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 #1D422E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D422E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #1D422E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d422e; }
.text { color: #1d422e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d422e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 66 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d422e, #1d4240); }

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Questions

What color is #1D422E?: #1D422E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D422E?: The RGB value is 29, 66, 46: 29 red, 66 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D422E?: The complementary color is #421D31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D422E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.