What color is #1D3338?

#1D3338 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 #1D3338?

The RGB value is 29, 51, 56: 29 red, 51 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D3338?

The complementary color is #38221D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D3338?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D3338 color

#1D3338 rgb(29, 51, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #1D3338 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 20% green and 22% blue (29, 51, 56).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 32% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% 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 13.27:1).

#1D3338 color codes

HEX	`#1D3338`
RGB	`rgb(29, 51, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 20%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 32%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 48%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 9%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.7, -7.1, -5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.7, 9.23, 219.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.404, 2.914, 4.176)`
Decimal	`1913656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D3338, 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 #1D3338	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D3338 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.27:1	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 #1D3338 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d3338; }
.text { color: #1d3338; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d3338; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 51 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d3338, #1d2638); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1D3338?: #1D3338 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 #1D3338?: The RGB value is 29, 51, 56: 29 red, 51 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D3338?: The complementary color is #38221D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D3338?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.