What color is #1F2800?

#1F2800 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F2800?

The RGB value is 31, 40, 0: 31 red, 40 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F2800?

The complementary color is #090028, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F2800?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F2800 color

#1F2800 rgb(31, 40, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #1F2800 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 15.7% green and 0% blue (31, 40, 0).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.42:1).

#1F2800 color codes

HEX	`#1F2800`
RGB	`rgb(31, 40, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 15.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 100%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 100%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.45, -10.95, 20.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.45, 23.61, 117.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.324, 1.809, 0.279)`
Decimal	`2041856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F2800, 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 #1F2800	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F2800 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #1F2800 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f2800; }
.text { color: #1f2800; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f2800; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 40 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f2800, #0b2800); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1F2800?: #1F2800 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F2800?: The RGB value is 31, 40, 0: 31 red, 40 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F2800?: The complementary color is #090028, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F2800?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.