What color is #1E281F?

#1E281F 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 #1E281F?

The RGB value is 30, 40, 31: 30 red, 40 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E281F?

The complementary color is #281E27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E281F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E281F color

#1E281F rgb(30, 40, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E281F is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 15.7% green and 12.2% blue (30, 40, 31).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 14% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.23:1).

#1E281F color codes

HEX	`#1E281F`
RGB	`rgb(30, 40, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 15.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 14%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 25%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 22%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.91, -6.68, 4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.91, 8.06, 145.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.541, 1.892, 1.58)`
Decimal	`1976351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E281F, 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 #1E281F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E281F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.23:1	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 #1E281F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e281f; }
.text { color: #1e281f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e281f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 40 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e281f, #1e2824); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1E281F?: #1E281F 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 #1E281F?: The RGB value is 30, 40, 31: 30 red, 40 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E281F?: The complementary color is #281E27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E281F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.