What color is #1E343D?

#1E343D is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Into the Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E343D?

The RGB value is 30, 52, 61: 30 red, 52 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E343D?

The complementary color is #3D271E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E343D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E343D color

#1E343D rgb(30, 52, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1E343D is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 20.4% green and 23.9% blue (30, 52, 61).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 34% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Into the Night (#1E3642), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.01:1).

#1E343D color codes

HEX	`#1E343D`
RGB	`rgb(30, 52, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 20.4%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 34%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 51%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 15%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.32, -5.78, -8.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.32, 10.17, 235.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.605, 3.069, 4.869)`
Decimal	`1979453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E343D, 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 #1E343D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E343D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #1E343D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e343d; }
.text { color: #1e343d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e343d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 52 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e343d, #1e243d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1E343D?: #1E343D is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Into the Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E343D?: The RGB value is 30, 52, 61: 30 red, 52 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E343D?: The complementary color is #3D271E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E343D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.