What color is #1D323E?

#1D323E is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D323E?

The RGB value is 29, 50, 62: 29 red, 50 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D323E?

The complementary color is #3E291D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D323E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D323E color

#1D323E rgb(29, 50, 62)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D323E is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 19.6% green and 24.3% blue (29, 50, 62).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 36% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Blue Whale (#1E3442), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#1D323E color codes

HEX	`#1D323E`
RGB	`rgb(29, 50, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 19.6%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 36%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 53%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 19%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.6, -4.42, -10.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.6, 11.08, 246.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.516, 2.89, 4.982)`
Decimal	`1913406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D323E, 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 #1D323E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D323E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #1D323E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d323e; }
.text { color: #1d323e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d323e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 50 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d323e, #1d223e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1D323E?: #1D323E is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D323E?: The RGB value is 29, 50, 62: 29 red, 50 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D323E?: The complementary color is #3E291D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D323E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.