What color is #1E192E?

#1E192E 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 #1E192E?

The RGB value is 30, 25, 46: 30 red, 25 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E192E?

The complementary color is #292E19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E192E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E192E color

#1E192E rgb(30, 25, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E192E is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 9.8% green and 18% blue (30, 25, 46).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 30% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.02:1).

#1E192E color codes

HEX	`#1E192E`
RGB	`rgb(30, 25, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 9.8%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 30%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 46%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 46%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.32, 8.4, -13.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.32, 15.65, 302.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.376, 1.169, 2.737)`
Decimal	`1972526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E192E, 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 #1E192E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E192E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #1E192E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e192e; }
.text { color: #1e192e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e192e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 25 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e192e, #28192e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1E192E?: #1E192E 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 #1E192E?: The RGB value is 30, 25, 46: 30 red, 25 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E192E?: The complementary color is #292E19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E192E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.