What color is #1D8B55?

#1D8B55 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Center Field. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D8B55?

The RGB value is 29, 139, 85: 29 red, 139 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D8B55?

The complementary color is #8B1D53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D8B55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D8B55 color

#1D8B55 rgb(29, 139, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #1D8B55 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 54.5% green and 33.3% blue (29, 139, 85).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 65% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Center Field (#008B56), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#1D8B55 color codes

HEX	`#1D8B55`
RGB	`rgb(29, 139, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 54.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 65%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 79%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 0%, 39%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.13, -42.93, 20.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.13, 47.6, 154.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.378, 19.381, 11.734)`
Decimal	`1936213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D8B55, 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 #1D8B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#1D8B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #1D8B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d8b55; }
.text { color: #1d8b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d8b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 139 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d8b55, #1d8a8b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1D8B55?: #1D8B55 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Center Field. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D8B55?: The RGB value is 29, 139, 85: 29 red, 139 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D8B55?: The complementary color is #8B1D53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D8B55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.