What color is #1E383B?

#1E383B 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 #1E383B?

The RGB value is 30, 56, 59: 30 red, 56 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E383B?

The complementary color is #3B211E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E383B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E383B color

#1E383B rgb(30, 56, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1E383B is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 22% green and 23.1% blue (30, 56, 59).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 33% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% 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 12.47:1).

#1E383B color codes

HEX	`#1E383B`
RGB	`rgb(30, 56, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 22%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 33%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 49%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 5%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.65, -9.01, -5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.65, 10.3, 209.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.739, 3.42, 4.653)`
Decimal	`1980475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E383B, 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 #1E383B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E383B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.47:1	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 #1E383B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e383b; }
.text { color: #1e383b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e383b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 56 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e383b, #1e293b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1E383B?: #1E383B 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 #1E383B?: The RGB value is 30, 56, 59: 30 red, 56 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E383B?: The complementary color is #3B211E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E383B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.