What color is #1D345D?

#1D345D is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D345D?

The RGB value is 29, 52, 93: 29 red, 52 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D345D?

The complementary color is #5D461D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D345D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D345D color

#1D345D rgb(29, 52, 93)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1D345D is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 20.4% green and 36.5% blue (29, 52, 93).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 52% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Marine (#042E60), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.34:1).

#1D345D color codes

HEX	`#1D345D`
RGB	`rgb(29, 52, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 20.4%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 52%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 69%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 44%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.97, 5.94, -27.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.97, 27.86, 282.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.71, 3.507, 10.835)`
Decimal	`1913949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D345D, 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 #1D345D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D345D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #1D345D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d345d; }
.text { color: #1d345d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d345d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 52 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d345d, #261d5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #1D345D?: #1D345D is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D345D?: The RGB value is 29, 52, 93: 29 red, 52 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D345D?: The complementary color is #5D461D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D345D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.