What color is #1E2B2E?

#1E2B2E 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 #1E2B2E?

The RGB value is 30, 43, 46: 30 red, 43 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E2B2E?

The complementary color is #2E211E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E2B2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E2B2E color

#1E2B2E rgb(30, 43, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E2B2E is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 16.9% green and 18% blue (30, 43, 46).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 21% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.58:1).

#1E2B2E color codes

HEX	`#1E2B2E`
RGB	`rgb(30, 43, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 16.9%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 21%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 35%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 7%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.51, -4.61, -3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.51, 5.94, 219.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.892, 2.201, 2.909)`
Decimal	`1977134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E2B2E, 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 #1E2B2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E2B2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #1E2B2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e2b2e; }
.text { color: #1e2b2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e2b2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 43 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e2b2e, #1e232e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1E2B2E?: #1E2B2E 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 #1E2B2E?: The RGB value is 30, 43, 46: 30 red, 43 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E2B2E?: The complementary color is #2E211E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E2B2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.