What color is #1E2D43?

#1E2D43 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E2D43?

The RGB value is 30, 45, 67: 30 red, 45 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E2D43?

The complementary color is #43341E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E2D43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E2D43 color

#1E2D43 rgb(30, 45, 67)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1E2D43 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 17.6% green and 26.3% blue (30, 45, 67).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 38% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Darkness (#1C2841), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.89:1).

#1E2D43 color codes

HEX	`#1E2D43`
RGB	`rgb(30, 45, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 17.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 38%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 55%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 33%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.18, 1.11, -15.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.18, 15.8, 274.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.487, 2.558, 5.672)`
Decimal	`1977667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E2D43, 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 #1E2D43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E2D43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #1E2D43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e2d43; }
.text { color: #1e2d43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e2d43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 45 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e2d43, #211e43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #1E2D43?: #1E2D43 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E2D43?: The RGB value is 30, 45, 67: 30 red, 45 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E2D43?: The complementary color is #43341E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E2D43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.