What color is #1D3232?

#1D3232 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D3232?

The RGB value is 29, 50, 50: 29 red, 50 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D3232?

The complementary color is #321D1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D3232?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D3232 color

#1D3232 rgb(29, 50, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D3232 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 19.6% green and 19.6% blue (29, 50, 50).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 27% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.51:1).

#1D3232 color codes

HEX	`#1D3232`
RGB	`rgb(29, 50, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 19.6%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 27%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 42%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.11, -8.35, -2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.11, 8.76, 197.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.223, 2.773, 3.435)`
Decimal	`1913394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D3232, 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 #1D3232	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D3232 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #1D3232 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d3232; }
.text { color: #1d3232; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d3232; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 50 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d3232, #1d2832); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1D3232?: #1D3232 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D3232?: The RGB value is 29, 50, 50: 29 red, 50 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D3232?: The complementary color is #321D1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D3232?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.