What color is #1E3742?

#1E3742 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 #1E3742?

The RGB value is 30, 55, 66: 30 red, 55 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E3742?

The complementary color is #42291E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E3742?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E3742 color

#1E3742 rgb(30, 55, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1E3742 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 21.6% green and 25.9% blue (30, 55, 66).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 38% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Into the Night (#1E3642), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#1E3742 color codes

HEX	`#1E3742`
RGB	`rgb(30, 55, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 21.6%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 38%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 55%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 17%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.59, -6.04, -9.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.59, 11.54, 238.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.885, 3.402, 5.658)`
Decimal	`1980226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E3742, 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 #1E3742	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E3742 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #1E3742 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e3742; }
.text { color: #1e3742; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e3742; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 55 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e3742, #1e2542); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1E3742?: #1E3742 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 #1E3742?: The RGB value is 30, 55, 66: 30 red, 55 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E3742?: The complementary color is #42291E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E3742?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.