What color is #1E1A19?

#1E1A19 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Umbra. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E1A19?

The RGB value is 30, 26, 25: 30 red, 26 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E1A19?

The complementary color is #191D1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E1A19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E1A19 color

#1E1A19 rgb(30, 26, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E1A19 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 10.2% green and 9.8% blue (30, 26, 25).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 9% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Umbra (#211E1F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.26:1).

#1E1A19 color codes

HEX	`#1E1A19`
RGB	`rgb(30, 26, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 10.2%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 9%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 17%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 17%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.68, 1.73, 1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.68, 2.23, 39.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.08, 1.085, 1.072)`
Decimal	`1972761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E1A19, 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 #1E1A19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E1A19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #1E1A19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e1a19; }
.text { color: #1e1a19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e1a19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 26 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e1a19, #1e1d19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1E1A19?: #1E1A19 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Umbra. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E1A19?: The RGB value is 30, 26, 25: 30 red, 26 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E1A19?: The complementary color is #191D1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E1A19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.