What color is #1D4145?

#1D4145 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D4145?

The RGB value is 29, 65, 69: 29 red, 65 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D4145?

The complementary color is #45211D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D4145?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D4145 color

#1D4145 rgb(29, 65, 69)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1D4145 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 25.5% green and 27.1% blue (29, 65, 69).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 41% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#1D4145 color codes

HEX	`#1D4145`
RGB	`rgb(29, 65, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 25.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 41%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 58%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 6%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.17, -11.58, -6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.17, 13.24, 208.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.471, 4.471, 6.309)`
Decimal	`1917253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D4145, 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 #1D4145	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D4145 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #1D4145 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d4145; }
.text { color: #1d4145; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d4145; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 65 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d4145, #1d2d45); }

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Questions

What color is #1D4145?: #1D4145 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D4145?: The RGB value is 29, 65, 69: 29 red, 65 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D4145?: The complementary color is #45211D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D4145?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.