What color is #1E3F4F?

#1E3F4F is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Depths of the Nile. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E3F4F?

The RGB value is 30, 63, 79: 30 red, 63 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E3F4F?

The complementary color is #4F2E1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E3F4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E3F4F color

#1E3F4F rgb(30, 63, 79)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1E3F4F is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 24.7% green and 31% blue (30, 63, 79).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 45% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Depths of the Nile (#253F4E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#1E3F4F color codes

HEX	`#1E3F4F`
RGB	`rgb(30, 63, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 24.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 45%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 62%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 20%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.94, -6.64, -13.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.94, 14.91, 243.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.724, 4.395, 8.048)`
Decimal	`1982287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E3F4F, 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 #1E3F4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E3F4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #1E3F4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e3f4f; }
.text { color: #1e3f4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e3f4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 63 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e3f4f, #1e274f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #1E3F4F?: #1E3F4F is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Depths of the Nile. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E3F4F?: The RGB value is 30, 63, 79: 30 red, 63 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E3F4F?: The complementary color is #4F2E1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E3F4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.