What color is #1D1A14?

#1D1A14 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D1A14?

The RGB value is 29, 26, 20: 29 red, 26 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D1A14?

The complementary color is #14171D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D1A14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D1A14 color

#1D1A14 rgb(29, 26, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D1A14 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 10.2% green and 7.8% blue (29, 26, 20).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 18% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 31% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.35:1).

#1D1A14 color codes

HEX	`#1D1A14`
RGB	`rgb(29, 26, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 10.2%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 18%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 31%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 31%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.41, 0.14, 4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.41, 4.61, 88.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.002, 1.051, 0.812)`
Decimal	`1907220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D1A14, 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 #1D1A14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D1A14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.35:1	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 #1D1A14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d1a14; }
.text { color: #1d1a14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d1a14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 26 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d1a14, #1b1d14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1D1A14?: #1D1A14 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D1A14?: The RGB value is 29, 26, 20: 29 red, 26 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D1A14?: The complementary color is #14171D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D1A14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.