What color is #1E130C?

#1E130C is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E130C?

The RGB value is 30, 19, 12: 30 red, 19 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E130C?

The complementary color is #0C171E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E130C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E130C color

#1E130C rgb(30, 19, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E130C is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 7.5% green and 4.7% blue (30, 19, 12).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 43% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 60% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Scandinavian Liquorice (#1A1110), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.2:1).

#1E130C color codes

HEX	`#1E130C`
RGB	`rgb(30, 19, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 7.5%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 43%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 60%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 60%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.94, 4.28, 5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.94, 6.97, 52.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.835, 0.768, 0.452)`
Decimal	`1970956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E130C, 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 #1E130C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E130C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.2:1	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 #1E130C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e130c; }
.text { color: #1e130c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e130c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 19 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e130c, #1e1c0c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1E130C?: #1E130C is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E130C?: The RGB value is 30, 19, 12: 30 red, 19 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E130C?: The complementary color is #0C171E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E130C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.