What color is #1D111D?

#1D111D is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D111D?

The RGB value is 29, 17, 29: 29 red, 17 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D111D?

The complementary color is #111D11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D111D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D111D color

#1D111D rgb(29, 17, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D111D is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 6.7% green and 11.4% blue (29, 17, 29).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 26% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.26:1).

#1D111D color codes

HEX	`#1D111D`
RGB	`rgb(29, 17, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 6.7%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 26%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 41%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.78, 8.7, -5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.78, 10.53, 325.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.929, 0.751, 1.258)`
Decimal	`1904925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D111D, 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 #1D111D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D111D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #1D111D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d111d; }
.text { color: #1d111d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d111d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 17 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d111d, #1d1117); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1D111D?: #1D111D is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D111D?: The RGB value is 29, 17, 29: 29 red, 17 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D111D?: The complementary color is #111D11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D111D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.