#1D4242

A very dark, moderate cyan closely aligning with Darkslategray.

About #1D4242

When working with digital screens, the color #1D4242 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Darkslategray. Its digital footprint relies on 29 parts red, 66 parts green, and 66 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow, and 74% black. The HSL representation is 180.0° hue, 38.9% saturation, and 18.6% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a very dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#1D4242
RGB29, 66, 66
HSL180.0°, 38.9%, 18.6%
CMYK56%, 0%, 0%, 74%
HSV180.0°, 56.1%, 25.9%
LAB25.4, -13.2, -4.1
XYZ3.4, 4.6, 5.9
Decimal1917506

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.99:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.91:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.51:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.62:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #1D4242; }
.text-color { color: #1D4242; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #1D4242; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray
#2F4F4F