What color is #1D1516?

#1D1516 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Licorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D1516?

The RGB value is 29, 21, 22: 29 red, 21 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D1516?

The complementary color is #151D1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D1516?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D1516 color

#1D1516 rgb(29, 21, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D1516 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 8.2% green and 8.6% blue (29, 21, 22).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 16% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 24% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Licorice (#1B1212), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.93:1).

#1D1516 color codes

HEX	`#1D1516`
RGB	`rgb(29, 21, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 8.2%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 16%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 28%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 24%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.73, 4.27, 0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.73, 4.35, 10.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.92, 0.856, 0.876)`
Decimal	`1905942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D1516, 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 #1D1516	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D1516 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #1D1516 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d1516; }
.text { color: #1d1516; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d1516; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 21 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d1516, #1d1815); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1D1516?: #1D1516 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Licorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D1516?: The RGB value is 29, 21, 22: 29 red, 21 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D1516?: The complementary color is #151D1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D1516?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.