What color is #1E2A30?

#1E2A30 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E2A30?

The RGB value is 30, 42, 48: 30 red, 42 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E2A30?

The complementary color is #30241E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E2A30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E2A30 color

#1E2A30 rgb(30, 42, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E2A30 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 16.5% green and 18.8% blue (30, 42, 48).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 23% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.69:1).

#1E2A30 color codes

HEX	`#1E2A30`
RGB	`rgb(30, 42, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 16.5%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 23%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 38%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 13%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.23, -3.31, -5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.23, 6.47, 239.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.897, 2.145, 3.11)`
Decimal	`1976880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E2A30, 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 #1E2A30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E2A30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #1E2A30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e2a30; }
.text { color: #1e2a30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e2a30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 42 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e2a30, #1e2130); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1E2A30?: #1E2A30 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E2A30?: The RGB value is 30, 42, 48: 30 red, 42 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E2A30?: The complementary color is #30241E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E2A30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.