What color is #1E2F23?

#1E2F23 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E2F23?

The RGB value is 30, 47, 35: 30 red, 47 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E2F23?

The complementary color is #2F1E2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E2F23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E2F23 color

#1E2F23 rgb(30, 47, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E2F23 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 18.4% green and 13.7% blue (30, 47, 35).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 22% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.13:1).

#1E2F23 color codes

HEX	`#1E2F23`
RGB	`rgb(30, 47, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 18.4%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 22%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 36%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 26%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.6, -10.21, 5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.6, 11.6, 151.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.855, 2.43, 1.961)`
Decimal	`1978147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E2F23, 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 #1E2F23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E2F23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #1E2F23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e2f23; }
.text { color: #1e2f23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e2f23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 47 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e2f23, #1e2f2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1E2F23?: #1E2F23 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E2F23?: The RGB value is 30, 47, 35: 30 red, 47 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E2F23?: The complementary color is #2F1E2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E2F23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.