What color is #1E3E3E?

#1E3E3E is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E3E3E?

The RGB value is 30, 62, 62: 30 red, 62 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E3E3E?

The complementary color is #3E1E1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E3E3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E3E3E color

#1E3E3E rgb(30, 62, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1E3E3E is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 24.3% green and 24.3% blue (30, 62, 62).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 35% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#1E3E3E color codes

HEX	`#1E3E3E`
RGB	`rgb(30, 62, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 24.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 35%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 52%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.9, -11.76, -3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.9, 12.31, 197.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.127, 4.069, 5.177)`
Decimal	`1982014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E3E3E, 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 #1E3E3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E3E3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #1E3E3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e3e3e; }
.text { color: #1e3e3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e3e3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 62 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e3e3e, #1e2e3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1E3E3E?: #1E3E3E is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E3E3E?: The RGB value is 30, 62, 62: 30 red, 62 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E3E3E?: The complementary color is #3E1E1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E3E3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.