What color is #1E281C?

#1E281C 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 #1E281C?

The RGB value is 30, 40, 28: 30 red, 40 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E281C?

The complementary color is #261C28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E281C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E281C color

#1E281C rgb(30, 40, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E281C is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 15.7% green and 11% blue (30, 40, 28).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 18% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#1E281C color codes

HEX	`#1E281C`
RGB	`rgb(30, 40, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 15.7%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 18%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 30%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 30%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.83, -7.37, 6.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.83, 9.83, 138.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.504, 1.877, 1.382)`
Decimal	`1976348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E281C, 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 #1E281C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E281C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	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 #1E281C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e281c; }
.text { color: #1e281c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e281c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 40 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e281c, #1c2820); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1E281C?: #1E281C 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 #1E281C?: The RGB value is 30, 40, 28: 30 red, 40 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E281C?: The complementary color is #261C28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E281C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.