What color is #1D3C3A?

#1D3C3A is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D3C3A?

The RGB value is 29, 60, 58: 29 red, 60 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D3C3A?

The complementary color is #3C1D1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D3C3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D3C3A color

#1D3C3A rgb(29, 60, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1D3C3A is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 23.5% green and 22.7% blue (29, 60, 58).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 35% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#1D3C3A color codes

HEX	`#1D3C3A`
RGB	`rgb(29, 60, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 23.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 35%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 52%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 3%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.99, -12.09, -2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.99, 12.31, 190.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.886, 3.798, 4.583)`
Decimal	`1915962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D3C3A, 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 #1D3C3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D3C3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #1D3C3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d3c3a; }
.text { color: #1d3c3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d3c3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 60 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d3c3a, #1d2e3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1D3C3A?: #1D3C3A is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D3C3A?: The RGB value is 29, 60, 58: 29 red, 60 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D3C3A?: The complementary color is #3C1D1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D3C3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.