What color is #1D1219?

#1D1219 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D1219?

The RGB value is 29, 18, 25: 29 red, 18 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D1219?

The complementary color is #121D16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D1219?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D1219 color

#1D1219 rgb(29, 18, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D1219 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 7.1% green and 9.8% blue (29, 18, 25).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 23% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 14% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.22:1).

#1D1219 color codes

HEX	`#1D1219`
RGB	`rgb(29, 18, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 7.1%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 23%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 38%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 14%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.9, 7.01, -2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.9, 7.5, 339.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.898, 0.764, 1.02)`
Decimal	`1905177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D1219, 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 #1D1219	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D1219 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.22:1	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 #1D1219 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d1219; }
.text { color: #1d1219; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d1219; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 18 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d1219, #1d1214); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1D1219?: #1D1219 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D1219?: The RGB value is 29, 18, 25: 29 red, 18 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D1219?: The complementary color is #121D16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D1219?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.