What color is #1D0714?

#1D0714 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D0714?

The RGB value is 29, 7, 20: 29 red, 7 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D0714?

The complementary color is #071D10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D0714?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D0714 color

#1D0714 rgb(29, 7, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D0714 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 2.7% green and 7.8% blue (29, 7, 20).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 61% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 31% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Crow (#180614), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.22:1).

#1D0714 color codes

HEX	`#1D0714`
RGB	`rgb(29, 7, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 2.7%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 61%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 76%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 31%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.19, 10.99, -2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.19, 11.39, 344.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.709, 0.464, 0.714)`
Decimal	`1902356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D0714, 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 #1D0714	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D0714 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #1D0714 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d0714; }
.text { color: #1d0714; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d0714; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 7 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d0714, #1d0709); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1D0714?: #1D0714 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D0714?: The RGB value is 29, 7, 20: 29 red, 7 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D0714?: The complementary color is #071D10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D0714?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.