What color is #1D4D39?

#1D4D39 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D4D39?

The RGB value is 29, 77, 57: 29 red, 77 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D4D39?

The complementary color is #4D1D31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D4D39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D4D39 color

#1D4D39 rgb(29, 77, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #1D4D39 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 30.2% green and 22.4% blue (29, 77, 57).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 45% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#1D4D39 color codes

HEX	`#1D4D39`
RGB	`rgb(29, 77, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 30.2%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 45%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 62%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 26%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.07, -21.82, 7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.07, 22.93, 162.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.899, 5.864, 4.797)`
Decimal	`1920313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D4D39, 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 #1D4D39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D4D39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #1D4D39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d4d39; }
.text { color: #1d4d39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d4d39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 77 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d4d39, #1d494d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1D4D39?: #1D4D39 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D4D39?: The RGB value is 29, 77, 57: 29 red, 77 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D4D39?: The complementary color is #4D1D31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D4D39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.