What color is #1E202B?

#1E202B is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E202B?

The RGB value is 30, 32, 43: 30 red, 32 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E202B?

The complementary color is #2B291E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E202B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E202B color

#1E202B rgb(30, 32, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E202B is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 12.5% green and 16.9% blue (30, 32, 43).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 18% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Mystery (#1E2433), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.2:1).

#1E202B color codes

HEX	`#1E202B`
RGB	`rgb(30, 32, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 12.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 18%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 30%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 26%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.5, 2.22, -7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.5, 7.97, 286.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.488, 1.483, 2.493)`
Decimal	`1974315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E202B, 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 #1E202B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E202B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #1E202B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e202b; }
.text { color: #1e202b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e202b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 32 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e202b, #221e2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #1E202B?: #1E202B is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E202B?: The RGB value is 30, 32, 43: 30 red, 32 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E202B?: The complementary color is #2B291E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E202B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.