What color is #1D3039?

#1D3039 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D3039?

The RGB value is 29, 48, 57: 29 red, 48 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D3039?

The complementary color is #39261D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D3039?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D3039 color

#1D3039 rgb(29, 48, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D3039 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 18.8% green and 22.4% blue (29, 48, 57).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 33% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Oceanic Noir (#172B36), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#1D3039 color codes

HEX	`#1D3039`
RGB	`rgb(29, 48, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 18.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 33%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 49%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 16%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.67, -4.79, -8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.67, 9.44, 239.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.302, 2.67, 4.264)`
Decimal	`1912889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D3039, 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 #1D3039	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D3039 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	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 #1D3039 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d3039; }
.text { color: #1d3039; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d3039; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 48 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d3039, #1d2239); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #1D3039?: #1D3039 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D3039?: The RGB value is 29, 48, 57: 29 red, 48 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D3039?: The complementary color is #39261D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D3039?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.