Information about #1D1D1D color

#1D1D1D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#1D1D1D falls into the Greyscale Color Family — Desaturated, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(29, 29, 29) — 11.4% red, 11.4% green, 11.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 0 / 89. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted neutral grey, #1D1D1D stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Aesthetic Black (#1C1C1E). Slightly further away sit Chimney Sweep (#1C1D1F) and Cyanish Black (#1A1D1D).

Under the hood all three RGB channels are equal (29 each), placing #1D1D1D exactly on the neutral axis of the color space. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #1D1D1D: 16.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:89), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. This shade is reserved in the Register and is not available for naming.

#1D1D1D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Why this page shows fewer blocks

#1D1D1D belongs to the Greyscale Color Family, and greyscale colors have no hue. Hue is an angle on the color wheel, and that angle only exists when a color leans toward one primary more than the others. Here all three channels are equal (R = G = B), so there is nothing to lean and no angle to measure.

Everything built on rotating that angle therefore has nothing to rotate. A complementary color is the hue 180° away — for a grey, that is the same grey. The same goes for analogous, triadic, tetradic and square harmonies. Rather than show seven identical swatches, the register leaves the Hues variation strip and the whole Harmonies section out.

What remains is everything that depends on lightness rather than hue. Tints, shades and tones still work, because they move the color up and down the scale instead of around the wheel. So do the nearest named colors, the conversions and the adjacent color codes.

How the register classifies colors · All greyscale colors in the register

Nearest named colors to #1D1D1D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1D1D1D
  • RGB29, 29, 29
  • CMYK0, 0, 0, 89
  • CSSrgb(29, 29, 29)
  • HSL0°, 0%, 11%
  • HSL Precise0°, 0%, 11.373%
  • HSV0°, 0%, 11%
  • HSB0°, 0%, 11%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • GLSLvec3(0.114, 0.114, 0.114)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.114, 0.114, 0.114, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.114, 0.114, 0.114)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB11.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
  • Color FamilyGreyscale
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID1D1D1D
  • DECIMAL ID1907997
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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