What color is #1D4419?

#1D4419 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D4419?

The RGB value is 29, 68, 25: 29 red, 68 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D4419?

The complementary color is #401944, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D4419?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D4419 color

#1D4419 rgb(29, 68, 25)

Shades of green

The hex color #1D4419 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 26.7% green and 9.8% blue (29, 68, 25).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 46% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Myrtle (#21421E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#1D4419 color codes

HEX	`#1D4419`
RGB	`rgb(29, 68, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 26.7%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 46%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 63%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 63%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.15, -23.91, 21.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.15, 32.22, 137.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.749, 4.465, 1.637)`
Decimal	`1917977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D4419, 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 #1D4419	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D4419 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #1D4419 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d4419; }
.text { color: #1d4419; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d4419; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 68 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d4419, #19442b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1D4419?: #1D4419 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D4419?: The RGB value is 29, 68, 25: 29 red, 68 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D4419?: The complementary color is #401944, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D4419?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.