What color is #1E090B?

#1E090B is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E090B?

The RGB value is 30, 9, 11: 30 red, 9 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E090B?

The complementary color is #091E1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E090B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E090B color

#1E090B rgb(30, 9, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E090B is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 3.5% green and 4.3% blue (30, 9, 11).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 54% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 63% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.11:1).

#1E090B color codes

HEX	`#1E090B`
RGB	`rgb(30, 9, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 3.5%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 54%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 70%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 63%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.48, 9.11, 2.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.48, 9.41, 14.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.694, 0.496, 0.376)`
Decimal	`1968395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E090B, 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 #1E090B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E090B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.11:1	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 #1E090B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e090b; }
.text { color: #1e090b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e090b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 9 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e090b, #1e1209); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1E090B?: #1E090B is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E090B?: The RGB value is 30, 9, 11: 30 red, 9 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E090B?: The complementary color is #091E1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E090B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.