What color is #1E2928?

#1E2928 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E2928?

The RGB value is 30, 41, 40: 30 red, 41 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E2928?

The complementary color is #291E1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E2928?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E2928 color

#1E2928 rgb(30, 41, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E2928 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 16.1% green and 15.7% blue (30, 41, 40).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 15% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Aztec (#293432), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#1E2928 color codes

HEX	`#1E2928`
RGB	`rgb(30, 41, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 16.1%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 15%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 27%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 2%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.57, -5.01, -0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.57, 5.09, 190.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.711, 2.015, 2.306)`
Decimal	`1976616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E2928, 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 #1E2928	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E2928 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #1E2928 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e2928; }
.text { color: #1e2928; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e2928; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 41 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e2928, #1e2529); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1E2928?: #1E2928 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aztec. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E2928?: The RGB value is 30, 41, 40: 30 red, 41 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E2928?: The complementary color is #291E1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E2928?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.