What color is #1E172A?

#1E172A 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 #1E172A?

The RGB value is 30, 23, 42: 30 red, 23 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E172A?

The complementary color is #232A17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E172A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E172A color

#1E172A rgb(30, 23, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E172A is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 9% green and 16.5% blue (30, 23, 42).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 29% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% 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 17.34:1).

#1E172A color codes

HEX	`#1E172A`
RGB	`rgb(30, 23, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 9%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 29%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 45%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 45%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.45, 8.63, -11.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.45, 14.48, 306.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.26, 1.056, 2.328)`
Decimal	`1972010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E172A, 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 #1E172A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E172A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #1E172A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e172a; }
.text { color: #1e172a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e172a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 23 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e172a, #28172a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1E172A?: #1E172A 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 #1E172A?: The RGB value is 30, 23, 42: 30 red, 23 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E172A?: The complementary color is #232A17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E172A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.