What color is #1D5D77?

#1D5D77 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Saltwater Denim. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1D5D77?

The RGB value is 29, 93, 119: 29 red, 93 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1D5D77?

The complementary color is #77371D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1D5D77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1D5D77 color

#1D5D77 rgb(29, 93, 119)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1D5D77 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.4% red, 36.5% green and 46.7% blue (29, 93, 119).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 61% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Saltwater Denim (#145C78), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#1D5D77 color codes

HEX	`#1D5D77`
RGB	`rgb(29, 93, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.4%, 36.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 61%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 76%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 22%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.78, -10.7, -20.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.78, 23.11, 242.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.749, 9.421, 18.859)`
Decimal	`1924471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1D5D77, 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 #1D5D77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1D5D77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #1D5D77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1d5d77; }
.text { color: #1d5d77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1d5d77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(29 93 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1d5d77, #1d3077); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #1D5D77?: #1D5D77 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Saltwater Denim. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1D5D77?: The RGB value is 29, 93, 119: 29 red, 93 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1D5D77?: The complementary color is #77371D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1D5D77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.