What color is #1D551B?

#1D551B is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Mysterious Mixture. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D551B?

The RGB value is 29, 85, 27: 29 red, 85 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D551B?

The complementary color is #531B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D551B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D551B color

#1D551B rgb(29, 85, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #1D551B is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 33.3% green and 10.6% blue (29, 85, 27).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 52% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Mixture (#0F521A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#1D551B color codes

HEX	`#1D551B`
RGB	`rgb(29, 85, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 33.3%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 52%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 68%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 68%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.43, -31.22, 27.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.43, 41.76, 138.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.953, 6.837, 2.148)`
Decimal	`1922331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D551B, 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 #1D551B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D551B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #1D551B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d551b; }
.text { color: #1d551b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d551b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 85 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d551b, #1b5536); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #1D551B?: #1D551B is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Mysterious Mixture. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D551B?: The RGB value is 29, 85, 27: 29 red, 85 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D551B?: The complementary color is #531B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D551B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.