What color is #1E1418?

#1E1418 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E1418?

The RGB value is 30, 20, 24: 30 red, 20 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E1418?

The complementary color is #141E1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E1418?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E1418 color

#1E1418 rgb(30, 20, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E1418 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 7.8% green and 9.4% blue (30, 20, 24).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 20% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 20% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.97:1).

#1E1418 color codes

HEX	`#1E1418`
RGB	`rgb(30, 20, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 7.8%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 20%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 33%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 20%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.61, 5.96, -0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.61, 6.02, 351.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.95, 0.842, 0.976)`
Decimal	`1971224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E1418, 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 #1E1418	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E1418 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.97:1	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 #1E1418 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e1418; }
.text { color: #1e1418; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e1418; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 20 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e1418, #1e1514); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1E1418?: #1E1418 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E1418?: The RGB value is 30, 20, 24: 30 red, 20 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E1418?: The complementary color is #141E1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E1418?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.