What color is #1D3B41?

#1D3B41 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D3B41?

The RGB value is 29, 59, 65: 29 red, 59 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D3B41?

The complementary color is #41231D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D3B41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D3B41 color

#1D3B41 rgb(29, 59, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1D3B41 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 23.1% green and 25.5% blue (29, 59, 65).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 38% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Royal Neptune (#1C3B42), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.97:1).

#1D3B41 color codes

HEX	`#1D3B41`
RGB	`rgb(29, 59, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 23.1%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 38%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 55%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 9%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.9, -9.22, -7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.9, 11.68, 217.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.024, 3.771, 5.568)`
Decimal	`1915713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D3B41, 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 #1D3B41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D3B41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #1D3B41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d3b41; }
.text { color: #1d3b41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d3b41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 59 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d3b41, #1d2941); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1D3B41?: #1D3B41 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Royal Neptune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D3B41?: The RGB value is 29, 59, 65: 29 red, 59 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D3B41?: The complementary color is #41231D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D3B41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.