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Recognised as Colour

#1E2021

  • #1E2021
  • Near-black
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#1E2021 is a near-black with RGB values 30, 32, 33 and HSL 200°, 5%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#1E2021#1E2021
HEX#1E2021
RGBrgb(30, 32, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.1255, 0.1294
RGB percentages11.8%, 12.5%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(200, 4.8%, 12.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 9.1%, 12.9%)
CMYK9.1%, 3%, 0%, 87.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,974,305
CSS custom property--colour: #1E2021;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness31.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.36:1
Contrast with white16.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#E1DFDE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F2021no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F2021no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#1D2020no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 12.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.3Dim grey · ΔE 32.4Gray · ΔE 41.5Slate grey · ΔE 41.9Light slate grey · ΔE 45
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 12.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familynear-black
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#211F1E
Analogous#1E2121, #1E1F21
Triadic#211E20, #20211E
Split complementary#211E1F, #21211E
Tetradic#211E21, #211F1E, #1F211E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#80878B
Lighter +30%#676E71
Lighter +20%#4F5456
Lighter +10%#363A3C
Darker −10%#060606
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#162329
Less saturated −25%#202020

Channel breakdown

R30
G32
B33
Red30 (11.8%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)4.76%
Lightness12.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 20 · B 21

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