What color is #1E1D2B?

#1E1D2B 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 #1E1D2B?

The RGB value is 30, 29, 43: 30 red, 29 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E1D2B?

The complementary color is #2A2B1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E1D2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E1D2B color

#1E1D2B rgb(30, 29, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E1D2B is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 11.4% green and 16.9% blue (30, 29, 43).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 19% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.59:1).

#1E1D2B color codes

HEX	`#1E1D2B`
RGB	`rgb(30, 29, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 11.4%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 19%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 33%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 33%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.48, 4.44, -9.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.48, 10.23, 295.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.411, 1.329, 2.467)`
Decimal	`1973547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E1D2B, 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 #1E1D2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E1D2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #1E1D2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e1d2b; }
.text { color: #1e1d2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e1d2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 29 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e1d2b, #251d2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #1E1D2B?: #1E1D2B 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 #1E1D2B?: The RGB value is 30, 29, 43: 30 red, 29 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E1D2B?: The complementary color is #2A2B1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E1D2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.