What color is #1D2728?

#1D2728 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D2728?

The RGB value is 29, 39, 40: 29 red, 39 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D2728?

The complementary color is #281E1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D2728?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D2728 color

#1D2728 rgb(29, 39, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D2728 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 15.3% green and 15.7% blue (29, 39, 40).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 16% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.29:1).

#1D2728 color codes

HEX	`#1D2728`
RGB	`rgb(29, 39, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 15.3%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 16%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 28%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 2%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.76, -4.06, -2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.76, 4.57, 207.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.615, 1.865, 2.282)`
Decimal	`1910568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D2728, 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 #1D2728	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D2728 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #1D2728 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d2728; }
.text { color: #1d2728; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d2728; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 39 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d2728, #1d2128); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1D2728?: #1D2728 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D2728?: The RGB value is 29, 39, 40: 29 red, 39 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D2728?: The complementary color is #281E1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D2728?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.