What color is #1D251D?

#1D251D 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 #1D251D?

The RGB value is 29, 37, 29: 29 red, 37 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D251D?

The complementary color is #251D25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D251D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D251D color

#1D251D rgb(29, 37, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D251D is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 14.5% green and 11.4% blue (29, 37, 29).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 12% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.73:1).

#1D251D color codes

HEX	`#1D251D`
RGB	`rgb(29, 37, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 14.5%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 12%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 22%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 22%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.67, -5.61, 4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.67, 6.99, 143.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.39, 1.673, 1.412)`
Decimal	`1910045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D251D, 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 #1D251D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D251D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #1D251D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d251d; }
.text { color: #1d251d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d251d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 37 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d251d, #1d2521); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1D251D?: #1D251D 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 #1D251D?: The RGB value is 29, 37, 29: 29 red, 37 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D251D?: The complementary color is #251D25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D251D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.