Colour

#1E2226

#1E2226
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#1E2226 is a blue with RGB values 30, 34, 38 and HSL 210°, 12%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#1E2226#1E2226

HEX#1E2226

RGBrgb(30, 34, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.1333, 0.149

RGB percentages11.8%, 13.3%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(210, 11.8%, 13.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 21.1%, 14.9%)

CMYK21.1%, 10.5%, 0%, 85.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,974,822

CSS custom property--colour: #1E2226;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness33.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.01:1

Contrast with white16.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#E1DDD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#212226no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#202126no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#1C2323no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 13.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Dim grey · ΔE 31.6 Slate grey · ΔE 40.5 Gray · ΔE 40.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 43.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26221E

Analogous#1E2626, #1E1E26

Triadic#261E22, #22261E

Split complementary#261E1E, #26261E

Tetradic#261E26, #26221E, #1E261E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7A8896

Lighter +30%#626F7C

Lighter +20%#4B555F

Lighter +10%#353C43

Darker −10%#08090A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#16222F

Less saturated −25%#222222

Channel breakdown

R30

G34

B38

Red30 (11.8%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)11.76%

Lightness13.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1E · G 22 · B 26

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