What color is #1D231D?

#1D231D is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D231D?

The RGB value is 29, 35, 29: 29 red, 35 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D231D?

The complementary color is #231D23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D231D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D231D color

#1D231D rgb(29, 35, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D231D is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 13.7% green and 11.4% blue (29, 35, 29).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 9% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.03:1).

#1D231D color codes

HEX	`#1D231D`
RGB	`rgb(29, 35, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 13.7%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 9%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 17%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 17%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.93, -4.25, 3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.93, 5.27, 143.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.329, 1.552, 1.392)`
Decimal	`1909533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D231D, 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 #1D231D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D231D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #1D231D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d231d; }
.text { color: #1d231d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d231d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 35 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d231d, #1d2320); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1D231D?: #1D231D is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D231D?: The RGB value is 29, 35, 29: 29 red, 35 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D231D?: The complementary color is #231D23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D231D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.