What color is #1D1829?

#1D1829 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D1829?

The RGB value is 29, 24, 41: 29 red, 24 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D1829?

The complementary color is #242918, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D1829?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D1829 color

#1D1829 rgb(29, 24, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D1829 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 9.4% green and 16.1% blue (29, 24, 41).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 26% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.29:1).

#1D1829 color codes

HEX	`#1D1829`
RGB	`rgb(29, 24, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 9.4%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 26%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 41%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 41%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.6, 7.16, -10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.6, 12.85, 303.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.233, 1.075, 2.24)`
Decimal	`1906729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D1829, 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 #1D1829	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D1829 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #1D1829 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d1829; }
.text { color: #1d1829; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d1829; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 24 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d1829, #251829); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1D1829?: #1D1829 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D1829?: The RGB value is 29, 24, 41: 29 red, 24 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D1829?: The complementary color is #242918, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D1829?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.