What color is #1E272C?

#1E272C is a very dark, grayish azure known as Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Black Pearl?

The RGB value is 30, 39, 44: 30 red, 39 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Black Pearl?

The complementary color is #2C231E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E272C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Black Pearl color: hex code #1E272C

#1E272C rgb(30, 39, 44)

Shades of black

Black Pearl has the hex code #1E272C. It is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 15.3% green and 17.3% blue (30, 39, 44).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 19% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.2:1).

Black Pearl (#1E272C) color codes

HEX	`#1E272C`
RGB	`rgb(30, 39, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 15.3%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 19%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 32%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 11%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15, -2.47, -4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15, 5.21, 241.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.715, 1.909, 2.66)`
Decimal	`1976108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Black Pearl, 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 #1E272C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E272C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #1E272C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e272c; }
.text { color: #1e272c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e272c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 39 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e272c, #1e202c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #1E272C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1E272C?: #1E272C is a very dark, grayish azure known as Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Black Pearl?: The RGB value is 30, 39, 44: 30 red, 39 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Black Pearl?: The complementary color is #2C231E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E272C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.