What color is #1E1214?

#1E1214 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 #1E1214?

The RGB value is 30, 18, 20: 30 red, 18 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E1214?

The complementary color is #121E1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E1214?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E1214 color

#1E1214 rgb(30, 18, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E1214 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 7.1% green and 7.8% blue (30, 18, 20).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 25% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 33% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.23:1).

#1E1214 color codes

HEX	`#1E1214`
RGB	`rgb(30, 18, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 7.1%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 25%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 40%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 33%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.86, 6.39, 0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.86, 6.45, 8.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.878, 0.759, 0.762)`
Decimal	`1970708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E1214, 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 #1E1214	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E1214 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.23:1	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 #1E1214 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e1214; }
.text { color: #1e1214; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e1214; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 18 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e1214, #1e1612); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1E1214?: #1E1214 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 #1E1214?: The RGB value is 30, 18, 20: 30 red, 18 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E1214?: The complementary color is #121E1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E1214?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.