What color is #1E050F?

#1E050F is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E050F?

The RGB value is 30, 5, 15: 30 red, 5 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E050F?

The complementary color is #051E14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E050F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E050F color

#1E050F rgb(30, 5, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E050F is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 2% green and 5.9% blue (30, 5, 15).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 71% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 50% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Crow (#180614), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.38:1).

#1E050F color codes

HEX	`#1E050F`
RGB	`rgb(30, 5, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 2%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 71%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 83%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 50%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.79, 11.37, -0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.79, 11.39, 357.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.676, 0.419, 0.497)`
Decimal	`1967375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E050F, 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 #1E050F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E050F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #1E050F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e050f; }
.text { color: #1e050f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e050f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 5 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e050f, #1e0805); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1E050F?: #1E050F is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E050F?: The RGB value is 30, 5, 15: 30 red, 5 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E050F?: The complementary color is #051E14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E050F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.