What color is #1D2530?

#1D2530 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D2530?

The RGB value is 29, 37, 48: 29 red, 37 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D2530?

The complementary color is #30281D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D2530?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D2530 color

#1D2530 rgb(29, 37, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D2530 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 14.5% green and 18.8% blue (29, 37, 48).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 25% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark (#1B2431), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.45:1).

#1D2530 color codes

HEX	`#1D2530`
RGB	`rgb(29, 37, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 14.5%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 25%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 40%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 23%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.39, -0.18, -8.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.39, 8.37, 268.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.702, 1.798, 3.053)`
Decimal	`1910064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D2530, 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 #1D2530	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D2530 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #1D2530 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d2530; }
.text { color: #1d2530; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d2530; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 37 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d2530, #1e1d30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1D2530?: #1D2530 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D2530?: The RGB value is 29, 37, 48: 29 red, 37 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D2530?: The complementary color is #30281D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D2530?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.