What color is #1E223A?

#1E223A is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E223A?

The RGB value is 30, 34, 58: 30 red, 34 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E223A?

The complementary color is #3A361E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E223A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E223A color

#1E223A rgb(30, 34, 58)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1E223A is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 13.3% green and 22.7% blue (30, 34, 58).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 32% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Express (#21263A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.61:1).

#1E223A color codes

HEX	`#1E223A`
RGB	`rgb(30, 34, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 13.3%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 32%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 48%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 41%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.98, 5.8, -16.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.98, 17.1, 289.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.871, 1.725, 4.237)`
Decimal	`1974842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E223A, 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 #1E223A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E223A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #1E223A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e223a; }
.text { color: #1e223a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e223a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 34 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e223a, #281e3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1E223A?: #1E223A is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E223A?: The RGB value is 30, 34, 58: 30 red, 34 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E223A?: The complementary color is #3A361E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E223A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.