What color is #1E2420?

#1E2420 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 #1E2420?

The RGB value is 30, 36, 32: 30 red, 36 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E2420?

The complementary color is #241E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E2420?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E2420 color

#1E2420 rgb(30, 36, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E2420 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 14.1% green and 12.5% blue (30, 36, 32).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 9% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.81:1).

#1E2420 color codes

HEX	`#1E2420`
RGB	`rgb(30, 36, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 14.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 9%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 17%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 11%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.48, -3.74, 1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.48, 4.14, 154.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.427, 1.642, 1.608)`
Decimal	`1975328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E2420, 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 #1E2420	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E2420 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.81:1	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 #1E2420 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e2420; }
.text { color: #1e2420; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e2420; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 36 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e2420, #1e2423); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1E2420?: #1E2420 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 #1E2420?: The RGB value is 30, 36, 32: 30 red, 36 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E2420?: The complementary color is #241E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E2420?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.