What color is #1E1C1B?

#1E1C1B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Coco’s Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E1C1B?

The RGB value is 30, 28, 27: 30 red, 28 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E1C1B?

The complementary color is #1B1D1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E1C1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E1C1B color

#1E1C1B rgb(30, 28, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E1C1B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 11% green and 10.6% blue (30, 28, 27).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 5% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Coco’s Black (#1C1C1A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.97:1).

#1E1C1B color codes

HEX	`#1E1C1B`
RGB	`rgb(30, 28, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 11%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 5%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 10%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.45, 0.72, 1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.45, 1.26, 55.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.148, 1.186, 1.205)`
Decimal	`1973275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E1C1B, 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 #1E1C1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E1C1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #1E1C1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e1c1b; }
.text { color: #1e1c1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e1c1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 28 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e1c1b, #1e1d1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1E1C1B?: #1E1C1B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Coco’s Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E1C1B?: The RGB value is 30, 28, 27: 30 red, 28 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E1C1B?: The complementary color is #1B1D1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E1C1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.