What color is #1D403B?

#1D403B is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D403B?

The RGB value is 29, 64, 59: 29 red, 64 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D403B?

The complementary color is #401D22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D403B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D403B color

#1D403B rgb(29, 64, 59)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1D403B is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 25.1% green and 23.1% blue (29, 64, 59).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 38% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#1D403B color codes

HEX	`#1D403B`
RGB	`rgb(29, 64, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 25.1%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 38%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 55%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 8%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.46, -14.15, -0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.46, 14.17, 183.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.129, 4.244, 4.791)`
Decimal	`1916987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D403B, 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 #1D403B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D403B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #1D403B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d403b; }
.text { color: #1d403b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d403b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 64 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d403b, #1d3440); }

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Questions

What color is #1D403B?: #1D403B is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D403B?: The RGB value is 29, 64, 59: 29 red, 64 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D403B?: The complementary color is #401D22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D403B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.