What color is #1E3442?

#1E3442 is a very dark, desaturated azure known as Blue Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blue Whale?

The RGB value is 30, 52, 66: 30 red, 52 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blue Whale?

The complementary color is #422C1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E3442?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blue Whale color: hex code #1E3442

#1E3442 rgb(30, 52, 66)

Shades of gray

Blue Whale has the hex code #1E3442. It is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 20.4% green and 25.9% blue (30, 52, 66).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 38% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.92:1).

Blue Whale (#1E3442) color codes

HEX	`#1E3442`
RGB	`rgb(30, 52, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 20.4%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 38%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 55%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 21%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.54, -4.06, -11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.54, 12.13, 250.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.746, 3.125, 5.612)`
Decimal	`1979458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blue Whale, 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 #1E3442	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E3442 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #1E3442 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e3442; }
.text { color: #1e3442; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e3442; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 52 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e3442, #1e2242); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #1E3442 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1E3442?: #1E3442 is a very dark, desaturated azure known as Blue Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blue Whale?: The RGB value is 30, 52, 66: 30 red, 52 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blue Whale?: The complementary color is #422C1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E3442?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.