Colour

#1E1E20

#1E1E20
Near-black
Dark
Nearest: Black

#1E1E20 is a near-black with RGB values 30, 30, 32 and HSL 240°, 3%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#1E1E20#1E1E20

HEX#1E1E20

RGBrgb(30, 30, 32)

RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.1176, 0.1255

RGB percentages11.8%, 11.8%, 12.5%

HSLhsl(240, 3.2%, 12.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 6.3%, 12.5%)

CMYK6.2%, 6.2%, 0%, 87.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,973,792

CSS custom property--colour: #1E1E20;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness30.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.64:1

Contrast with white16.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#E1E1DF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1E1E20no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#1E1E20no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#1E1E1Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 11.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.5 Dim grey · ΔE 33.1 Gray · ΔE 42.3 Slate grey · ΔE 42.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 45.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 11.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familynear-black

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#20201E

Analogous#1E1F20, #1F1E20

Triadic#201E1E, #1E201E

Split complementary#201F1E, #1F201E

Tetradic#201E1F, #20201E, #1E201F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#818189

Lighter +30%#68686F

Lighter +20%#4F4F55

Lighter +10%#37373A

Darker −10%#050506

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#161628

Less saturated −25%#1F1F1F

Channel breakdown

R30

G30

B32

Red30 (11.8%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue32 (12.5%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)3.23%

Lightness12.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1E · G 1E · B 20

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