What color is #1E272C?

#1E272C is a very dark, grayish azure known as Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E272C?

The RGB value is 30, 39, 44: 30 red, 39 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E272C?

The complementary color is #2C231E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E272C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E272C color

#1E272C rgb(30, 39, 44)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E272C is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 15.3% green and 17.3% blue (30, 39, 44).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 19% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

This exact color is also called Black Pearl.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.2:1).

#1E272C color codes

HEX	`#1E272C`
RGB	`rgb(30, 39, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 15.3%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 19%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 32%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 11%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15, -2.47, -4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15, 5.21, 241.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.715, 1.909, 2.66)`
Decimal	`1976108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E272C, 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 #1E272C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E272C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #1E272C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e272c; }
.text { color: #1e272c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e272c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 39 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e272c, #1e202c); }

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Questions

What color is #1E272C?: #1E272C is a very dark, grayish azure known as Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E272C?: The RGB value is 30, 39, 44: 30 red, 39 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E272C?: The complementary color is #2C231E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E272C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.