What color is #1E1211?

#1E1211 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Licorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E1211?

The RGB value is 30, 18, 17: 30 red, 18 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E1211?

The complementary color is #111D1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E1211?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E1211 color

#1E1211 rgb(30, 18, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E1211 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 7.1% green and 6.7% blue (30, 18, 17).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 28% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 43% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Licorice (#1B1212), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.26:1).

#1E1211 color codes

HEX	`#1E1211`
RGB	`rgb(30, 18, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 7.1%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 28%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 43%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 43%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.77, 5.77, 2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.77, 6.35, 24.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.853, 0.749, 0.63)`
Decimal	`1970705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E1211, 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 #1E1211	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E1211 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #1E1211 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e1211; }
.text { color: #1e1211; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e1211; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 18 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e1211, #1e1911); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1E1211?: #1E1211 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Licorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E1211?: The RGB value is 30, 18, 17: 30 red, 18 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E1211?: The complementary color is #111D1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E1211?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.