What color is #1E1E15?

#1E1E15 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E1E15?

The RGB value is 30, 30, 21: 30 red, 30 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E1E15?

The complementary color is #15151E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E1E15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E1E15 color

#1E1E15 rgb(30, 30, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E1E15 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 11.8% green and 8.2% blue (30, 30, 21).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 18% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.78:1).

#1E1E15 color codes

HEX	`#1E1E15`
RGB	`rgb(30, 30, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 11.8%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 18%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 30%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 30%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.98, -2.02, 6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.98, 6.49, 108.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.135, 1.259, 0.892)`
Decimal	`1973781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E1E15, 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 #1E1E15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E1E15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.78:1	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 #1E1E15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e1e15; }
.text { color: #1e1e15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e1e15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 30 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e1e15, #1a1e15); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1E1E15?: #1E1E15 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E1E15?: The RGB value is 30, 30, 21: 30 red, 30 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E1E15?: The complementary color is #15151E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E1E15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.