What color is #1E1013?

#1E1013 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E1013?

The RGB value is 30, 16, 19: 30 red, 16 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E1013?

The complementary color is #101E1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E1013?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E1013 color

#1E1013 rgb(30, 16, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E1013 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 6.3% green and 7.5% blue (30, 16, 19).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 30% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 37% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.44:1).

#1E1013 color codes

HEX	`#1E1013`
RGB	`rgb(30, 16, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 6.3%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 30%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 47%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 37%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.27, 7.33, 0.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.27, 7.37, 5.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.838, 0.694, 0.706)`
Decimal	`1970195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E1013, 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 #1E1013	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E1013 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #1E1013 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e1013; }
.text { color: #1e1013; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e1013; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 16 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e1013, #1e1410); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1E1013?: #1E1013 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E1013?: The RGB value is 30, 16, 19: 30 red, 16 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E1013?: The complementary color is #101E1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E1013?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.