What color is #1E1018?

#1E1018 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 #1E1018?

The RGB value is 30, 16, 24: 30 red, 16 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E1018?

The complementary color is #101E16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E1018?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E1018 color

#1E1018 rgb(30, 16, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E1018 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 6.3% green and 9.4% blue (30, 16, 24).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 30% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 20% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Crow (#180614), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.38:1).

#1E1018 color codes

HEX	`#1E1018`
RGB	`rgb(30, 16, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 6.3%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 30%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 47%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 20%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.44, 8.5, -2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.44, 8.88, 343.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.886, 0.713, 0.955)`
Decimal	`1970200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E1018, 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 #1E1018	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E1018 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.38:1	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 #1E1018 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e1018; }
.text { color: #1e1018; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e1018; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 16 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e1018, #1e1011); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1E1018?: #1E1018 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 #1E1018?: The RGB value is 30, 16, 24: 30 red, 16 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E1018?: The complementary color is #101E16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E1018?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.