What color is #1E3D41?

#1E3D41 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E3D41?

The RGB value is 30, 61, 65: 30 red, 61 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E3D41?

The complementary color is #41221E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E3D41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E3D41 color

#1E3D41 rgb(30, 61, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1E3D41 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 23.9% green and 25.5% blue (30, 61, 65).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 37% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Harbour (#1C3D44), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.67:1).

#1E3D41 color codes

HEX	`#1E3D41`
RGB	`rgb(30, 61, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 23.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 37%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 54%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 6%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.65, -10.18, -6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.65, 11.83, 210.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.158, 3.995, 5.605)`
Decimal	`1981761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E3D41, 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 #1E3D41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E3D41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #1E3D41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e3d41; }
.text { color: #1e3d41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e3d41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 61 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e3d41, #1e2b41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #1E3D41?: #1E3D41 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E3D41?: The RGB value is 30, 61, 65: 30 red, 61 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E3D41?: The complementary color is #41221E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E3D41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.