What color is #1E161A?

#1E161A 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 #1E161A?

The RGB value is 30, 22, 26: 30 red, 22 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E161A?

The complementary color is #161E1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E161A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E161A color

#1E161A rgb(30, 22, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E161A is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 8.6% green and 10.2% blue (30, 22, 26).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 15% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 13% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.72:1).

#1E161A color codes

HEX	`#1E161A`
RGB	`rgb(30, 22, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 8.6%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 15%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 27%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 13%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.35, 4.94, -1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.35, 5.11, 345.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.009, 0.924, 1.102)`
Decimal	`1971738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E161A, 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 #1E161A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E161A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.72:1	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 #1E161A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e161a; }
.text { color: #1e161a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e161a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 22 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e161a, #1e1616); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1E161A?: #1E161A 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 #1E161A?: The RGB value is 30, 22, 26: 30 red, 22 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E161A?: The complementary color is #161E1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E161A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.