What color is #1D242A?

#1D242A is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D242A?

The RGB value is 29, 36, 42: 29 red, 36 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D242A?

The complementary color is #2A231D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D242A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D242A color

#1D242A rgb(29, 36, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D242A is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 14.1% green and 16.5% blue (29, 36, 42).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 18% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.69:1).

#1D242A color codes

HEX	`#1D242A`
RGB	`rgb(29, 36, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 14.1%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 18%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 31%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 14%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.77, -1.37, -5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.77, 5.2, 254.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.555, 1.69, 2.434)`
Decimal	`1909802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D242A, 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 #1D242A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D242A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #1D242A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d242a; }
.text { color: #1d242a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d242a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 36 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d242a, #1d1d2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1D242A?: #1D242A is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D242A?: The RGB value is 29, 36, 42: 29 red, 36 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D242A?: The complementary color is #2A231D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D242A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.