What color is #1E2535?

#1E2535 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E2535?

The RGB value is 30, 37, 53: 30 red, 37 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E2535?

The complementary color is #352E1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E2535?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E2535 color

#1E2535 rgb(30, 37, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E2535 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 14.5% green and 20.8% blue (30, 37, 53).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 28% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Mystery (#1E2433), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.31:1).

#1E2535 color codes

HEX	`#1E2535`
RGB	`rgb(30, 37, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 14.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 28%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 43%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 30%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.71, 1.86, -11.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.71, 11.56, 279.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.839, 1.856, 3.629)`
Decimal	`1975605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E2535, 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 #1E2535	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E2535 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #1E2535 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e2535; }
.text { color: #1e2535; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e2535; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 37 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e2535, #231e35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1E2535?: #1E2535 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E2535?: The RGB value is 30, 37, 53: 30 red, 37 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E2535?: The complementary color is #352E1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E2535?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.