What color is #1E3737?

#1E3737 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 #1E3737?

The RGB value is 30, 55, 55: 30 red, 55 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E3737?

The complementary color is #371E1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E3737?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E3737 color

#1E3737 rgb(30, 55, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1E3737 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 21.6% green and 21.6% blue (30, 55, 55).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 29% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#1E3737 color codes

HEX	`#1E3737`
RGB	`rgb(30, 55, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 21.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 29%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 45%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.15, -9.64, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.15, 10.11, 197.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.591, 3.284, 4.111)`
Decimal	`1980215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E3737, 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 #1E3737	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E3737 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #1E3737 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e3737; }
.text { color: #1e3737; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e3737; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 55 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e3737, #1e2b37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1E3737?: #1E3737 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 #1E3737?: The RGB value is 30, 55, 55: 30 red, 55 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E3737?: The complementary color is #371E1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E3737?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.