What color is #1D5617?

#1D5617 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Jungle Jam. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D5617?

The RGB value is 29, 86, 23: 29 red, 86 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D5617?

The complementary color is #501756, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D5617?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D5617 color

#1D5617 rgb(29, 86, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #1D5617 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 33.7% green and 9% blue (29, 86, 23).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 58% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jam (#115511), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#1D5617 color codes

HEX	`#1D5617`
RGB	`rgb(29, 86, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 33.7%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 58%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 73%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 73%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.76, -32.09, 30.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.76, 43.96, 136.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.989, 6.978, 1.947)`
Decimal	`1922583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D5617, 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 #1D5617	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D5617 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #1D5617 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d5617; }
.text { color: #1d5617; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d5617; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 86 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d5617, #175631); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #1D5617?: #1D5617 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Jungle Jam. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D5617?: The RGB value is 29, 86, 23: 29 red, 86 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D5617?: The complementary color is #501756, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D5617?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.