What color is #1E141B?

#1E141B is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E141B?

The RGB value is 30, 20, 27: 30 red, 20 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E141B?

The complementary color is #141E17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E141B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E141B color

#1E141B rgb(30, 20, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E141B is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 7.8% green and 10.6% blue (30, 20, 27).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 20% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 10% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.93:1).

#1E141B color codes

HEX	`#1E141B`
RGB	`rgb(30, 20, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 7.8%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 20%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 33%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 10%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.73, 6.68, -2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.73, 7.31, 336.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.983, 0.855, 1.15)`
Decimal	`1971227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E141B, 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 #1E141B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E141B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.93:1	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 #1E141B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e141b; }
.text { color: #1e141b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e141b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 20 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e141b, #1e1416); }

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Questions

What color is #1E141B?: #1E141B is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E141B?: The RGB value is 30, 20, 27: 30 red, 20 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E141B?: The complementary color is #141E17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E141B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.