What color is #1E3251?

#1E3251 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 #1E3251?

The RGB value is 30, 50, 81: 30 red, 50 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E3251?

The complementary color is #513D1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E3251?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E3251 color

#1E3251 rgb(30, 50, 81)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1E3251 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 19.6% green and 31.8% blue (30, 50, 81).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 46% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.88:1).

#1E3251 color codes

HEX	`#1E3251`
RGB	`rgb(30, 50, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 19.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 46%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 63%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 38%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.64, 2.86, -21.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.64, 21.56, 277.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.161, 3.151, 8.225)`
Decimal	`1978961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E3251, 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 #1E3251	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E3251 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #1E3251 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e3251; }
.text { color: #1e3251; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e3251; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 50 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e3251, #241e51); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1E3251?: #1E3251 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 #1E3251?: The RGB value is 30, 50, 81: 30 red, 50 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E3251?: The complementary color is #513D1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E3251?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.