What color is #1D1308?

#1D1308 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D1308?

The RGB value is 29, 19, 8: 29 red, 19 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D1308?

The complementary color is #08121D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D1308?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D1308 color

#1D1308 rgb(29, 19, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D1308 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 7.5% green and 3.1% blue (29, 19, 8).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 57% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 72% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.28:1).

#1D1308 color codes

HEX	`#1D1308`
RGB	`rgb(29, 19, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 7.5%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 57%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 72%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 72%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.73, 3.1, 6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.73, 7.52, 65.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.783, 0.745, 0.332)`
Decimal	`1905416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D1308, 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 #1D1308	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D1308 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.28:1	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 #1D1308 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d1308; }
.text { color: #1d1308; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d1308; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 19 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d1308, #1c1d08); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1D1308?: #1D1308 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D1308?: The RGB value is 29, 19, 8: 29 red, 19 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D1308?: The complementary color is #08121D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D1308?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.