What color is #1E161F?

#1E161F 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 #1E161F?

The RGB value is 30, 22, 31: 30 red, 22 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E161F?

The complementary color is #171F16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E161F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E161F color

#1E161F rgb(30, 22, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E161F is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 8.6% green and 12.2% blue (30, 22, 31).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 17% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.65:1).

#1E161F color codes

HEX	`#1E161F`
RGB	`rgb(30, 22, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 8.6%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 17%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 29%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 29%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.56, 6.2, -4.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.56, 7.82, 322.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.07, 0.949, 1.423)`
Decimal	`1971743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E161F, 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 #1E161F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E161F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.65:1	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 #1E161F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e161f; }
.text { color: #1e161f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e161f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 22 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e161f, #1f161b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1E161F?: #1E161F 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 #1E161F?: The RGB value is 30, 22, 31: 30 red, 22 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E161F?: The complementary color is #171F16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E161F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.