What color is #1E241F?

#1E241F is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E241F?

The RGB value is 30, 36, 31: 30 red, 36 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E241F?

The complementary color is #241E23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E241F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E241F color

#1E241F rgb(30, 36, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E241F is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 14.1% green and 12.2% blue (30, 36, 31).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 9% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.82:1).

#1E241F color codes

HEX	`#1E241F`
RGB	`rgb(30, 36, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 14.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 9%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 17%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 14%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.45, -3.99, 2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.45, 4.67, 148.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.414, 1.637, 1.537)`
Decimal	`1975327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E241F, 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 #1E241F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E241F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #1E241F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e241f; }
.text { color: #1e241f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e241f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 36 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e241f, #1e2422); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1E241F?: #1E241F is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E241F?: The RGB value is 30, 36, 31: 30 red, 36 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E241F?: The complementary color is #241E23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E241F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.