What color is #1E2826?

#1E2826 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E2826?

The RGB value is 30, 40, 38: 30 red, 40 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E2826?

The complementary color is #281E20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E2826?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E2826 color

#1E2826 rgb(30, 40, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E2826 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 15.7% green and 14.9% blue (30, 40, 38).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 14% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.14:1).

#1E2826 color codes

HEX	`#1E2826`
RGB	`rgb(30, 40, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 15.7%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 14%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 25%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 5%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.13, -4.89, -0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.13, 4.89, 181.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.644, 1.933, 2.12)`
Decimal	`1976358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E2826, 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 #1E2826	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E2826 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #1E2826 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e2826; }
.text { color: #1e2826; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e2826; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 40 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e2826, #1e2528); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1E2826?: #1E2826 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E2826?: The RGB value is 30, 40, 38: 30 red, 40 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E2826?: The complementary color is #281E20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E2826?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.