What color is #1E1D25?

#1E1D25 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Eigengrau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E1D25?

The RGB value is 30, 29, 37: 30 red, 29 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E1D25?

The complementary color is #24251D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E1D25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E1D25 color

#1E1D25 rgb(30, 29, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E1D25 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 11.4% green and 14.5% blue (30, 29, 37).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 12% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Eigengrau (#16161D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.7:1).

#1E1D25 color codes

HEX	`#1E1D25`
RGB	`rgb(30, 29, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 11.4%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 12%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 22%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 22%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.19, 2.63, -5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.19, 5.88, 296.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.309, 1.288, 1.93)`
Decimal	`1973541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E1D25, 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 #1E1D25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E1D25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #1E1D25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e1d25; }
.text { color: #1e1d25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e1d25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 29 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e1d25, #221d25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #1E1D25?: #1E1D25 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Eigengrau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E1D25?: The RGB value is 30, 29, 37: 30 red, 29 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E1D25?: The complementary color is #24251D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E1D25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.