What color is #1E3231?

#1E3231 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E3231?

The RGB value is 30, 50, 49: 30 red, 50 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E3231?

The complementary color is #321E1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E3231?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E3231 color

#1E3231 rgb(30, 50, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E3231 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 19.6% green and 19.2% blue (30, 50, 49).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 25% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#1E3231 color codes

HEX	`#1E3231`
RGB	`rgb(30, 50, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 19.6%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 25%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 40%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 2%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.14, -8.3, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.14, 8.52, 193.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.23, 2.779, 3.324)`
Decimal	`1978929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E3231, 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 #1E3231	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E3231 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #1E3231 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e3231; }
.text { color: #1e3231; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e3231; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 50 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e3231, #1e2932); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1E3231?: #1E3231 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E3231?: The RGB value is 30, 50, 49: 30 red, 50 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E3231?: The complementary color is #321E1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E3231?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.