What color is #1E3D50?

#1E3D50 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Capital Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E3D50?

The RGB value is 30, 61, 80: 30 red, 61 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E3D50?

The complementary color is #50311E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E3D50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E3D50 color

#1E3D50 rgb(30, 61, 80)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1E3D50 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 23.9% green and 31.4% blue (30, 61, 80).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 45% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Capital Blue (#1A4157), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#1E3D50 color codes

HEX	`#1E3D50`
RGB	`rgb(30, 61, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 23.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 45%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 63%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 24%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.3, -4.98, -15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.3, 15.8, 251.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.652, 4.192, 8.205)`
Decimal	`1981776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E3D50, 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 #1E3D50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E3D50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #1E3D50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e3d50; }
.text { color: #1e3d50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e3d50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 61 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e3d50, #1e2450); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #1E3D50?: #1E3D50 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Capital Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E3D50?: The RGB value is 30, 61, 80: 30 red, 61 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E3D50?: The complementary color is #50311E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E3D50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.