What color is #1D3035?

#1D3035 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D3035?

The RGB value is 29, 48, 53: 29 red, 48 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D3035?

The complementary color is #35221D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D3035?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D3035 color

#1D3035 rgb(29, 48, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D3035 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 18.8% green and 20.8% blue (29, 48, 53).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 29% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Black Box (#0F282F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#1D3035 color codes

HEX	`#1D3035`
RGB	`rgb(29, 48, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 18.8%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 29%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 45%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 9%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.51, -6.11, -5.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.51, 8.31, 222.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.206, 2.632, 3.759)`
Decimal	`1912885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D3035, 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 #1D3035	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D3035 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #1D3035 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d3035; }
.text { color: #1d3035; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d3035; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 48 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d3035, #1d2435); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #1D3035?: #1D3035 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D3035?: The RGB value is 29, 48, 53: 29 red, 48 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D3035?: The complementary color is #35221D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D3035?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.