What color is #1E172B?

#1E172B is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E172B?

The RGB value is 30, 23, 43: 30 red, 23 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E172B?

The complementary color is #242B17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E172B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E172B color

#1E172B rgb(30, 23, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E172B is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 9% green and 16.9% blue (30, 23, 43).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 30% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.32:1).

#1E172B color codes

HEX	`#1E172B`
RGB	`rgb(30, 23, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 30%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 47%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 47%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.51, 8.94, -12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.51, 15.19, 306.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.278, 1.063, 2.423)`
Decimal	`1972011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E172B, 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 #1E172B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E172B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.32:1	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 #1E172B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e172b; }
.text { color: #1e172b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e172b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 23 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e172b, #28172b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1E172B?: #1E172B is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E172B?: The RGB value is 30, 23, 43: 30 red, 23 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E172B?: The complementary color is #242B17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E172B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.