What color is #1E151E?

#1E151E is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E151E?

The RGB value is 30, 21, 30: 30 red, 21 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E151E?

The complementary color is #151E15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E151E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E151E color

#1E151E rgb(30, 21, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E151E is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 8.2% green and 11.8% blue (30, 21, 30).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 18% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.78:1).

#1E151E color codes

HEX	`#1E151E`
RGB	`rgb(30, 21, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 8.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 18%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 30%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.18, 6.69, -4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.18, 8.1, 325.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.038, 0.906, 1.348)`
Decimal	`1971486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E151E, 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 #1E151E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E151E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #1E151E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e151e; }
.text { color: #1e151e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e151e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 21 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e151e, #1e151a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1E151E?: #1E151E is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E151E?: The RGB value is 30, 21, 30: 30 red, 21 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E151E?: The complementary color is #151E15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E151E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.