What color is #1E0621?

#1E0621 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Black Sabbath. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E0621?

The RGB value is 30, 6, 33: 30 red, 6 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E0621?

The complementary color is #092106, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E0621?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E0621 color

#1E0621 rgb(30, 6, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E0621 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 2.4% green and 12.9% blue (30, 6, 33).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 69% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 82% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Black Sabbath (#220022), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.04:1).

#1E0621 color codes

HEX	`#1E0621`
RGB	`rgb(30, 6, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 2.4%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 69%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 82%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 82%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.66, 15.73, -12.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.66, 19.93, 322.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.875, 0.516, 1.492)`
Decimal	`1967649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E0621, 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 #1E0621	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E0621 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #1E0621 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e0621; }
.text { color: #1e0621; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e0621; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 6 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e0621, #210617); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1E0621?: #1E0621 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Black Sabbath. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E0621?: The RGB value is 30, 6, 33: 30 red, 6 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E0621?: The complementary color is #092106, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E0621?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.