What color is #1E2B28?

#1E2B28 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 #1E2B28?

The RGB value is 30, 43, 40: 30 red, 43 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E2B28?

The complementary color is #2B1E21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E2B28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E2B28 color

#1E2B28 rgb(30, 43, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E2B28 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 16.9% green and 15.7% blue (30, 43, 40).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 18% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.67:1).

#1E2B28 color codes

HEX	`#1E2B28`
RGB	`rgb(30, 43, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 16.9%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 18%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 30%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 7%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.29, -6.35, 0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.29, 6.35, 178.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.782, 2.157, 2.329)`
Decimal	`1977128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E2B28, 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 #1E2B28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E2B28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.67:1	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 #1E2B28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e2b28; }
.text { color: #1e2b28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e2b28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 43 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e2b28, #1e272b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1E2B28?: #1E2B28 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 #1E2B28?: The RGB value is 30, 43, 40: 30 red, 43 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E2B28?: The complementary color is #2B1E21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E2B28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.