What color is #1E2009?

#1E2009 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E2009?

The RGB value is 30, 32, 9: 30 red, 32 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E2009?

The complementary color is #0B0920, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E2009?

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.

#1E2009 color

#1E2009 rgb(30, 32, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E2009 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 12.5% green and 3.5% blue (30, 32, 9).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 56% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

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

#1E2009 color codes

HEX	`#1E2009`
RGB	`rgb(30, 32, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 12.5%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 56%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 72%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 72%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.48, -5.29, 13.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.48, 14.27, 111.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.101, 1.329, 0.457)`
Decimal	`1974281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E2009, 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 #1E2009	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E2009 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 #1E2009 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e2009; }
.text { color: #1e2009; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e2009; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 32 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e2009, #132009); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1E2009?: #1E2009 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E2009?: The RGB value is 30, 32, 9: 30 red, 32 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E2009?: The complementary color is #0B0920, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E2009?: 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.