What color is #1E1C21?

#1E1C21 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E1C21?

The RGB value is 30, 28, 33: 30 red, 28 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E1C21?

The complementary color is #1F211C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E1C21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E1C21 color

#1E1C21 rgb(30, 28, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E1C21 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 11% green and 12.9% blue (30, 28, 33).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 8% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Night Demons (#201B20), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.89:1).

#1E1C21 color codes

HEX	`#1E1C21`
RGB	`rgb(30, 28, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 11%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 8%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 15%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 15%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.68, 2.25, -3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.68, 3.81, 306.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.225, 1.216, 1.609)`
Decimal	`1973281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E1C21, 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 #1E1C21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E1C21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.89:1	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 #1E1C21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e1c21; }
.text { color: #1e1c21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e1c21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 28 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e1c21, #211c21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #1E1C21?: #1E1C21 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Night Demons. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E1C21?: The RGB value is 30, 28, 33: 30 red, 28 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E1C21?: The complementary color is #1F211C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E1C21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.