What color is #1E0E17?

#1E0E17 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E0E17?

The RGB value is 30, 14, 23: 30 red, 14 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E0E17?

The complementary color is #0E1E15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E0E17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E0E17 color

#1E0E17 rgb(30, 14, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E0E17 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 5.5% green and 9% blue (30, 14, 23).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 36% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 23% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Crow (#180614), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.58:1).

#1E0E17 color codes

HEX	`#1E0E17`
RGB	`rgb(30, 14, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 5.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 36%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 53%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 23%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.89, 9.32, -2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.89, 9.67, 344.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.847, 0.652, 0.892)`
Decimal	`1969687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E0E17, 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 #1E0E17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E0E17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #1E0E17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e0e17; }
.text { color: #1e0e17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e0e17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 14 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e0e17, #1e0e0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1E0E17?: #1E0E17 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E0E17?: The RGB value is 30, 14, 23: 30 red, 14 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E0E17?: The complementary color is #0E1E15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E0E17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.