What color is #1E1C29?

#1E1C29 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E1C29?

The RGB value is 30, 28, 41: 30 red, 28 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E1C29?

The complementary color is #27291C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E1C29?

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.

#1E1C29 color

#1E1C29 rgb(30, 28, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E1C29 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 11% green and 16.1% blue (30, 28, 41).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 19% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#1E1C29 color codes

HEX	`#1E1C29`
RGB	`rgb(30, 28, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 11%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 19%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 32%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 32%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.04, 4.56, -8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.04, 9.59, 298.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.351, 1.267, 2.271)`
Decimal	`1973289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E1C29, 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 #1E1C29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E1C29 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 #1E1C29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e1c29; }
.text { color: #1e1c29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e1c29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 28 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e1c29, #251c29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #1E1C29?: #1E1C29 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E1C29?: The RGB value is 30, 28, 41: 30 red, 28 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E1C29?: The complementary color is #27291C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E1C29?: 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.