What color is #1E413F?

#1E413F is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E413F?

The RGB value is 30, 65, 63: 30 red, 65 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E413F?

The complementary color is #411E20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E413F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E413F color

#1E413F rgb(30, 65, 63)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1E413F is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 25.5% green and 24.7% blue (30, 65, 63).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 37% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#1E413F color codes

HEX	`#1E413F`
RGB	`rgb(30, 65, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 25.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 37%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 54%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 3%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25, -13.23, -2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25, 13.51, 191.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.323, 4.415, 5.379)`
Decimal	`1982783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E413F, 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 #1E413F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E413F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #1E413F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e413f; }
.text { color: #1e413f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e413f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 65 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e413f, #1e3241); }

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Questions

What color is #1E413F?: #1E413F is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E413F?: The RGB value is 30, 65, 63: 30 red, 65 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E413F?: The complementary color is #411E20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E413F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.