What color is #1E201B?

#1E201B is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E201B?

The RGB value is 30, 32, 27: 30 red, 32 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E201B?

The complementary color is #1D1B20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E201B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E201B color

#1E201B rgb(30, 32, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E201B is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 12.5% green and 10.6% blue (30, 32, 27).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 8% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.44:1).

#1E201B color codes

HEX	`#1E201B`
RGB	`rgb(30, 32, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 12.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 8%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 16%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.88, -2.15, 3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.88, 3.76, 124.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.25, 1.388, 1.239)`
Decimal	`1974299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E201B, 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 #1E201B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E201B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #1E201B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e201b; }
.text { color: #1e201b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e201b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 32 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e201b, #1c201b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #1E201B?: #1E201B is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E201B?: The RGB value is 30, 32, 27: 30 red, 32 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E201B?: The complementary color is #1D1B20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E201B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.