What color is #1D3538?

#1D3538 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D3538?

The RGB value is 29, 53, 56: 29 red, 53 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D3538?

The complementary color is #38201D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D3538?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D3538 color

#1D3538 rgb(29, 53, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1D3538 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 20.8% green and 22% blue (29, 53, 56).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 32% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.97:1).

#1D3538 color codes

HEX	`#1D3538`
RGB	`rgb(29, 53, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 20.8%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 32%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 48%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 5%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.41, -8.38, -4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.41, 9.67, 209.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.493, 3.093, 4.206)`
Decimal	`1914168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D3538, 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 #1D3538	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D3538 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #1D3538 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d3538; }
.text { color: #1d3538; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d3538; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 53 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d3538, #1d2838); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1D3538?: #1D3538 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D3538?: The RGB value is 29, 53, 56: 29 red, 53 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D3538?: The complementary color is #38201D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D3538?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.