What color is #1D566B?

#1D566B is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Night Edition. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D566B?

The RGB value is 29, 86, 107: 29 red, 86 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D566B?

The complementary color is #6B321D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D566B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D566B color

#1D566B rgb(29, 86, 107)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1D566B is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 33.7% green and 42% blue (29, 86, 107).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 57% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Night Edition (#20586D), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#1D566B color codes

HEX	`#1D566B`
RGB	`rgb(29, 86, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 33.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 57%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 73%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 20%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.94, -10.91, -17.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.94, 20.57, 237.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.487, 7.978, 15.105)`
Decimal	`1922667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D566B, 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 #1D566B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D566B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #1D566B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d566b; }
.text { color: #1d566b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d566b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 86 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d566b, #1d2f6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #1D566B?: #1D566B is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Night Edition. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D566B?: The RGB value is 29, 86, 107: 29 red, 86 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D566B?: The complementary color is #6B321D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D566B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.