What color is #1F5928?

#1F5928 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F5928?

The RGB value is 31, 89, 40: 31 red, 89 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F5928?

The complementary color is #591F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F5928?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F5928 color

#1F5928 rgb(31, 89, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #1F5928 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 34.9% green and 15.7% blue (31, 89, 40).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 48% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#1F5928 color codes

HEX	`#1F5928`
RGB	`rgb(31, 89, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 34.9%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 48%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 65%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 55%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.11, -30.54, 22.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.11, 38.07, 143.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.52, 7.589, 3.234)`
Decimal	`2054440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F5928, 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 #1F5928	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F5928 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #1F5928 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f5928; }
.text { color: #1f5928; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f5928; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 89 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f5928, #1f5945); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #1F5928?: #1F5928 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F5928?: The RGB value is 31, 89, 40: 31 red, 89 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F5928?: The complementary color is #591F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F5928?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.