What color is #1D5A35?

#1D5A35 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D5A35?

The RGB value is 29, 90, 53: 29 red, 90 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D5A35?

The complementary color is #5A1D42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D5A35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D5A35 color

#1D5A35 rgb(29, 90, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #1D5A35 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 35.3% green and 20.8% blue (29, 90, 53).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 51% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Midori (#2A603B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#1D5A35 color codes

HEX	`#1D5A35`
RGB	`rgb(29, 90, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 35.3%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 51%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 68%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 41%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.63, -29.03, 15.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.63, 33.04, 151.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.805, 7.83, 4.626)`
Decimal	`1923637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D5A35, 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 #1D5A35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D5A35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #1D5A35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d5a35; }
.text { color: #1d5a35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d5a35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 90 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d5a35, #1d5a53); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1D5A35?: #1D5A35 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D5A35?: The RGB value is 29, 90, 53: 29 red, 90 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D5A35?: The complementary color is #5A1D42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D5A35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.