What color is #1D2F50?

#1D2F50 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D2F50?

The RGB value is 29, 47, 80: 29 red, 47 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D2F50?

The complementary color is #503E1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D2F50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D2F50 color

#1D2F50 rgb(29, 47, 80)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1D2F50 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 18.4% green and 31.4% blue (29, 47, 80).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 47% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.34:1).

#1D2F50 color codes

HEX	`#1D2F50`
RGB	`rgb(29, 47, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 18.4%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 47%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 64%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 41%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.53, 4.36, -22.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.53, 22.88, 280.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.971, 2.873, 7.986)`
Decimal	`1912656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D2F50, 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 #1D2F50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D2F50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #1D2F50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d2f50; }
.text { color: #1d2f50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d2f50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 47 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d2f50, #241d50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1D2F50?: #1D2F50 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D2F50?: The RGB value is 29, 47, 80: 29 red, 47 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D2F50?: The complementary color is #503E1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D2F50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.