What color is #1E1E21?

#1E1E21 is a dark gray known as Inkwell Inception. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Inkwell Inception?

The RGB value is 30, 30, 33: 30 red, 30 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Inkwell Inception?

The complementary color is #21211E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E1E21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Inkwell Inception color: hex code #1E1E21

#1E1E21 rgb(30, 30, 33)

Shades of black

Inkwell Inception has the hex code #1E1E21. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 11.8% green and 12.9% blue (30, 30, 33).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 5% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.63:1).

Inkwell Inception (#1E1E21) color codes

HEX	`#1E1E21`
RGB	`rgb(30, 30, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 11.8%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 5%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 9%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 9%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.38, 0.78, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.38, 2.19, 290.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.274, 1.314, 1.625)`
Decimal	`1973793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Inkwell Inception, 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 #1E1E21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E1E21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #1E1E21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e1e21; }
.text { color: #1e1e21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e1e21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 30 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e1e21, #201e21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

See #1E1E21 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1E1E21?: #1E1E21 is a dark gray known as Inkwell Inception. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Inkwell Inception?: The RGB value is 30, 30, 33: 30 red, 30 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Inkwell Inception?: The complementary color is #21211E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E1E21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.