What color is #1E282A?

#1E282A is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E282A?

The RGB value is 30, 40, 42: 30 red, 40 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E282A?

The complementary color is #2A201E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E282A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E282A color

#1E282A rgb(30, 40, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E282A is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 15.7% green and 16.5% blue (30, 40, 42).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 17% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.08:1).

#1E282A color codes

HEX	`#1E282A`
RGB	`rgb(30, 40, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 15.7%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 17%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 29%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 5%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.28, -3.76, -2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.28, 4.66, 216.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.712, 1.961, 2.478)`
Decimal	`1976362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E282A, 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 #1E282A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E282A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.08:1	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 #1E282A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e282a; }
.text { color: #1e282a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e282a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 40 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e282a, #1e222a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1E282A?: #1E282A is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E282A?: The RGB value is 30, 40, 42: 30 red, 40 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E282A?: The complementary color is #2A201E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E282A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.