What color is #1D0B25?

#1D0B25 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D0B25?

The RGB value is 29, 11, 37: 29 red, 11 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D0B25?

The complementary color is #13250B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D0B25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D0B25 color

#1D0B25 rgb(29, 11, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D0B25 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 4.3% green and 14.5% blue (29, 11, 37).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 54% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prom Queen (#2B0F2E), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.64:1).

#1D0B25 color codes

HEX	`#1D0B25`
RGB	`rgb(29, 11, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 4.3%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 54%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 70%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 70%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.73, 14.43, -13.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.73, 19.89, 316.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.96, 0.634, 1.822)`
Decimal	`1903397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D0B25, 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 #1D0B25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D0B25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #1D0B25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d0b25; }
.text { color: #1d0b25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d0b25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 11 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d0b25, #250b20); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #1D0B25?: #1D0B25 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Dark Prom Queen. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D0B25?: The RGB value is 29, 11, 37: 29 red, 11 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D0B25?: The complementary color is #13250B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D0B25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.