What color is #1D000B?

#1D000B is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D000B?

The RGB value is 29, 0, 11: 29 red, 0 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D000B?

The complementary color is #001D12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D000B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D000B color

#1D000B rgb(29, 0, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D000B is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 0% green and 4.3% blue (29, 0, 11).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 100% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 62% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.87:1).

#1D000B color codes

HEX	`#1D000B`
RGB	`rgb(29, 0, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 0%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 100%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 100%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 62%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.58, 12.12, -0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.58, 12.13, 357.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.567, 0.285, 0.342)`
Decimal	`1900555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D000B, 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 #1D000B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D000B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #1D000B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d000b; }
.text { color: #1d000b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d000b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 0 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d000b, #1d0300); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1D000B?: #1D000B is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D000B?: The RGB value is 29, 0, 11: 29 red, 0 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D000B?: The complementary color is #001D12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D000B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.