What color is #1D4440?

#1D4440 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 #1D4440?

The RGB value is 29, 68, 64: 29 red, 68 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D4440?

The complementary color is #441D21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D4440?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D4440 color

#1D4440 rgb(29, 68, 64)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1D4440 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 26.7% green and 25.1% blue (29, 68, 64).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 40% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#1D4440 color codes

HEX	`#1D4440`
RGB	`rgb(29, 68, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 26.7%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 40%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 57%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 6%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.06, -14.95, -1.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.06, 15.05, 186.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.499, 4.765, 5.585)`
Decimal	`1918016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D4440, 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 #1D4440	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D4440 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #1D4440 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d4440; }
.text { color: #1d4440; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d4440; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 68 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d4440, #1d3544); }

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Questions

What color is #1D4440?: #1D4440 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 #1D4440?: The RGB value is 29, 68, 64: 29 red, 68 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D4440?: The complementary color is #441D21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D4440?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.