What color is #1D142C?

#1D142C is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D142C?

The RGB value is 29, 20, 44: 29 red, 20 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D142C?

The complementary color is #232C14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D142C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D142C color

#1D142C rgb(29, 20, 44)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D142C is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 7.8% green and 17.3% blue (29, 20, 44).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 38% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.67:1).

#1D142C color codes

HEX	`#1D142C`
RGB	`rgb(29, 20, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 7.8%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 38%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 55%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 55%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.51, 11.14, -14.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.51, 18.36, 307.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.211, 0.943, 2.501)`
Decimal	`1905708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D142C, 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 #1D142C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D142C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #1D142C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d142c; }
.text { color: #1d142c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d142c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 20 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d142c, #29142c); }

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Questions

What color is #1D142C?: #1D142C is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D142C?: The RGB value is 29, 20, 44: 29 red, 20 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D142C?: The complementary color is #232C14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D142C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.