#1E221B

Closest named color: Jet (#212529). oklch(24.5% 0.014 131.8), rgb(30, 34, 27).

White text reads best on this color (16.15:1).

About this color

#1E221B is a very dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 25%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Jet (#212529), ΔE 0.026 away. White text reads best on it, at 16.15:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	very dark (25%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.014)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Jet (#212529)
Black text	1.29:1
White text	16.15:1

Values

HEX	#1E221B
RGB	rgb(30, 34, 27)
HSL	hsl(94, 11%, 12%)
OKLCH	oklch(24.5% 0.014 131.8)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #1E221B	16.15:1	AAA	Lc -105.6	Preferred for body text
Black text on #1E221B	1.29:1	Fails	Lc 0.0	Not readable
#1E221B text on white	16.15:1	AAA	Lc 103.1	Preferred for body text
#1E221B text on black	1.29:1	Fails	Lc 0.0	Not readable

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 950.

Step 50
50

#F5F6F4

oklch(97.2% 0.003 128.5)
Step 100
100

#E9EAE7

oklch(93.5% 0.004 121.6)
Step 200
200

#D7DAD4

oklch(88.4% 0.009 128.6)
Step 300
300

#BDC3B8

oklch(80.9% 0.017 130.5)
Step 400
400

#9AA493

oklch(70.6% 0.027 132.2)
Step 500
500

#828E79

oklch(63.1% 0.034 131.7)
Step 600
600

#6B7862

oklch(55.5% 0.037 132.6)
Step 700
700

#596551

oklch(49% 0.034 132.9)
Step 800
800

#495242

oklch(42.6% 0.028 131.5)
Step 900
900

#3D4438

oklch(37.6% 0.022 132.2)
Step 950
950 (this color)

#1E221B

oklch(24.5% 0.014 131.8)

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#1E221B with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#23211B	0.010
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#22211B	0.008
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#1E2120	0.011
Achromatopsia (no color)	#212121	0.014

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #1E221B, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #1E221B in your product

Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.

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