What color is #1E2B1B?

#1E2B1B is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E2B1B?

The RGB value is 30, 43, 27: 30 red, 43 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E2B1B?

The complementary color is #281B2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E2B1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E2B1B color

#1E2B1B rgb(30, 43, 27)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1E2B1B is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 16.9% green and 10.6% blue (30, 43, 27).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 23% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#1E2B1B color codes

HEX	`#1E2B1B`
RGB	`rgb(30, 43, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 16.9%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 23%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 37%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 37%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.92, -9.5, 8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.92, 12.88, 137.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.597, 2.083, 1.355)`
Decimal	`1977115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E2B1B, 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 #1E2B1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E2B1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #1E2B1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e2b1b; }
.text { color: #1e2b1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e2b1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 43 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e2b1b, #1b2b20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1E2B1B?: #1E2B1B is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E2B1B?: The RGB value is 30, 43, 27: 30 red, 43 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E2B1B?: The complementary color is #281B2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E2B1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.