What color is #1D9218?

#1D9218 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Maniac Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D9218?

The RGB value is 29, 146, 24: 29 red, 146 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D9218?

The complementary color is #8D1892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D9218?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D9218 color

#1D9218 rgb(29, 146, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #1D9218 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 57.3% green and 9.4% blue (29, 146, 24).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 72% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 84% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Maniac Green (#009000), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#1D9218 color codes

HEX	`#1D9218`
RGB	`rgb(29, 146, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 57.3%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 72%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 84%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 84%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.82, -53.36, 50.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.82, 73.43, 136.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.95, 20.884, 4.318)`
Decimal	`1937944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D9218, 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 #1D9218	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#1D9218 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #1D9218 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d9218; }
.text { color: #1d9218; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d9218; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 146 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d9218, #189250); }

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Questions

What color is #1D9218?: #1D9218 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Maniac Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D9218?: The RGB value is 29, 146, 24: 29 red, 146 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D9218?: The complementary color is #8D1892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D9218?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.