What color is #1E1816?

#1E1816 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E1816?

The RGB value is 30, 24, 22: 30 red, 24 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E1816?

The complementary color is #161C1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E1816?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E1816 color

#1E1816 rgb(30, 24, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E1816 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 9.4% green and 8.6% blue (30, 24, 22).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 15% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 27% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Scandinavian Liquorice (#1A1110), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.54:1).

#1E1816 color codes

HEX	`#1E1816`
RGB	`rgb(30, 24, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 9.4%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 15%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 27%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 27%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.88, 2.55, 2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.88, 3.57, 44.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.007, 0.987, 0.896)`
Decimal	`1972246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E1816, 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 #1E1816	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E1816 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #1E1816 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e1816; }
.text { color: #1e1816; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e1816; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 24 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e1816, #1e1c16); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1E1816?: #1E1816 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E1816?: The RGB value is 30, 24, 22: 30 red, 24 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E1816?: The complementary color is #161C1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E1816?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.