What color is #1D3C4F?

#1D3C4F is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Capital Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D3C4F?

The RGB value is 29, 60, 79: 29 red, 60 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D3C4F?

The complementary color is #4F301D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D3C4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D3C4F color

#1D3C4F rgb(29, 60, 79)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1D3C4F is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 23.5% green and 31% blue (29, 60, 79).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 46% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Capital Blue (#1A4157), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#1D3C4F color codes

HEX	`#1D3C4F`
RGB	`rgb(29, 60, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 23.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 46%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 63%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 24%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.86, -4.94, -15.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.86, 15.81, 251.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.533, 4.057, 7.993)`
Decimal	`1915983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D3C4F, 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 #1D3C4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D3C4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #1D3C4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d3c4f; }
.text { color: #1d3c4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d3c4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 60 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d3c4f, #1d234f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #1D3C4F?: #1D3C4F is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Capital Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D3C4F?: The RGB value is 29, 60, 79: 29 red, 60 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D3C4F?: The complementary color is #4F301D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D3C4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.