What color is #1E274E?

#1E274E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Space Cadet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E274E?

The RGB value is 30, 39, 78: 30 red, 39 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E274E?

The complementary color is #4E451E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E274E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E274E color

#1E274E rgb(30, 39, 78)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1E274E is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 15.3% green and 30.6% blue (30, 39, 78).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 44% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Space Cadet (#1D2951), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#1E274E color codes

HEX	`#1E274E`
RGB	`rgb(30, 39, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 15.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 44%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 62%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 50%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.88, 9.62, -25.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.88, 27.09, 290.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.636, 2.277, 7.507)`
Decimal	`1976142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E274E, 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 #1E274E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E274E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #1E274E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e274e; }
.text { color: #1e274e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e274e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 39 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e274e, #2d1e4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1E274E?: #1E274E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Space Cadet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E274E?: The RGB value is 30, 39, 78: 30 red, 39 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E274E?: The complementary color is #4E451E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E274E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.