What color is #1E202D?

#1E202D 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 #1E202D?

The RGB value is 30, 32, 45: 30 red, 32 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E202D?

The complementary color is #2D2B1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E202D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E202D color

#1E202D rgb(30, 32, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E202D is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 12.5% green and 17.6% blue (30, 32, 45).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 20% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Mystery (#1E2433), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.16:1).

#1E202D color codes

HEX	`#1E202D`
RGB	`rgb(30, 32, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 12.5%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 20%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 33%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 29%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.6, 2.85, -8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.6, 9.39, 287.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.525, 1.498, 2.691)`
Decimal	`1974317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E202D, 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 #1E202D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E202D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.16:1	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 #1E202D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e202d; }
.text { color: #1e202d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e202d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 32 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e202d, #231e2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #1E202D?: #1E202D 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 #1E202D?: The RGB value is 30, 32, 45: 30 red, 32 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E202D?: The complementary color is #2D2B1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E202D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.