What color is #1E3638?

#1E3638 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E3638?

The RGB value is 30, 54, 56: 30 red, 54 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E3638?

The complementary color is #38201E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E3638?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E3638 color

#1E3638 rgb(30, 54, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1E3638 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 21.2% green and 22% blue (30, 54, 56).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 30% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#1E3638 color codes

HEX	`#1E3638`
RGB	`rgb(30, 54, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 21.2%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 30%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 46%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 4%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.83, -8.7, -4.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.83, 9.66, 205.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.568, 3.2, 4.223)`
Decimal	`1979960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E3638, 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 #1E3638	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E3638 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #1E3638 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e3638; }
.text { color: #1e3638; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e3638; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 54 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e3638, #1e2938); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1E3638?: #1E3638 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E3638?: The RGB value is 30, 54, 56: 30 red, 54 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E3638?: The complementary color is #38201E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E3638?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.