What color is #1E1525?

#1E1525 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 #1E1525?

The RGB value is 30, 21, 37: 30 red, 21 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E1525?

The complementary color is #1C2515, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E1525?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E1525 color

#1E1525 rgb(30, 21, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E1525 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 8.2% green and 14.5% blue (30, 21, 37).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 28% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.66:1).

#1E1525 color codes

HEX	`#1E1525`
RGB	`rgb(30, 21, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 8.2%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 28%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 43%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 43%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.53, 8.62, -9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.53, 12.7, 312.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.137, 0.946, 1.873)`
Decimal	`1971493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E1525, 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 #1E1525	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E1525 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.66:1	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 #1E1525 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e1525; }
.text { color: #1e1525; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e1525; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 21 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e1525, #251524); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1E1525?: #1E1525 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 #1E1525?: The RGB value is 30, 21, 37: 30 red, 21 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E1525?: The complementary color is #1C2515, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E1525?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.