What color is #1E304F?

#1E304F is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E304F?

The RGB value is 30, 48, 79: 30 red, 48 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E304F?

The complementary color is #4F3D1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E304F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E304F color

#1E304F rgb(30, 48, 79)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1E304F is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 18.8% green and 31% blue (30, 48, 79).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 45% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

#1E304F color codes

HEX	`#1E304F`
RGB	`rgb(30, 48, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 18.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 45%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 62%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 39%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.86, 3.5, -21.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.86, 21.55, 279.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.003, 2.954, 7.808)`
Decimal	`1978447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E304F, 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 #1E304F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E304F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #1E304F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e304f; }
.text { color: #1e304f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e304f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 48 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e304f, #251e4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #1E304F?: #1E304F is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E304F?: The RGB value is 30, 48, 79: 30 red, 48 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E304F?: The complementary color is #4F3D1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E304F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.