What color is #1E1B2F?

#1E1B2F is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E1B2F?

The RGB value is 30, 27, 47: 30 red, 27 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E1B2F?

The complementary color is #2C2F1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E1B2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E1B2F color

#1E1B2F rgb(30, 27, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E1B2F is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 10.6% green and 18.4% blue (30, 27, 47).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 27% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.76:1).

#1E1B2F color codes

HEX	`#1E1B2F`
RGB	`rgb(30, 27, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 10.6%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 27%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 43%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 43%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.03, 7.23, -12.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.03, 14.72, 299.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.44, 1.265, 2.857)`
Decimal	`1973039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E1B2F, 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 #1E1B2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E1B2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #1E1B2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e1b2f; }
.text { color: #1e1b2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e1b2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 27 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e1b2f, #281b2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1E1B2F?: #1E1B2F is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E1B2F?: The RGB value is 30, 27, 47: 30 red, 27 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E1B2F?: The complementary color is #2C2F1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E1B2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.