What color is #1E112D?

#1E112D is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E112D?

The RGB value is 30, 17, 45: 30 red, 17 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E112D?

The complementary color is #202D11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E112D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E112D color

#1E112D rgb(30, 17, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E112D is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 6.7% green and 17.6% blue (30, 17, 45).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 45% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.9:1).

#1E112D color codes

HEX	`#1E112D`
RGB	`rgb(30, 17, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 6.7%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 45%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 62%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 62%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.83, 14.03, -16.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.83, 21.59, 310.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.209, 0.866, 2.586)`
Decimal	`1970477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E112D, 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 #1E112D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E112D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #1E112D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e112d; }
.text { color: #1e112d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e112d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 17 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e112d, #2c112d); }

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Questions

What color is #1E112D?: #1E112D is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E112D?: The RGB value is 30, 17, 45: 30 red, 17 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E112D?: The complementary color is #202D11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E112D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.