What color is #1E1914?

#1E1914 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E1914?

The RGB value is 30, 25, 20: 30 red, 25 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E1914?

The complementary color is #14191E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E1914?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E1914 color

#1E1914 rgb(30, 25, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E1914 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 9.8% green and 7.8% blue (30, 25, 20).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 20% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 33% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.44:1).

#1E1914 color codes

HEX	`#1E1914`
RGB	`rgb(30, 25, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 9.8%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 20%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 33%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 33%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.17, 1.4, 4.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.17, 4.51, 71.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.009, 1.022, 0.806)`
Decimal	`1972500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E1914, 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 #1E1914	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E1914 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.44:1	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 #1E1914 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e1914; }
.text { color: #1e1914; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e1914; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 25 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e1914, #1e1e14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1E1914?: #1E1914 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E1914?: The RGB value is 30, 25, 20: 30 red, 25 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E1914?: The complementary color is #14191E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E1914?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.