What color is #1E142B?

#1E142B is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E142B?

The RGB value is 30, 20, 43: 30 red, 20 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E142B?

The complementary color is #212B14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E142B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E142B color

#1E142B rgb(30, 20, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E142B is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 7.8% green and 16.9% blue (30, 20, 43).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 37% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.64:1).

#1E142B color codes

HEX	`#1E142B`
RGB	`rgb(30, 20, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 7.8%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 37%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 53%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 53%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.57, 11.19, -13.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.57, 17.72, 309.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.222, 0.951, 2.404)`
Decimal	`1971243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E142B, 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 #1E142B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E142B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #1E142B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e142b; }
.text { color: #1e142b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e142b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 20 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e142b, #2a142b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1E142B?: #1E142B is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E142B?: The RGB value is 30, 20, 43: 30 red, 20 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E142B?: The complementary color is #212B14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E142B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.