What color is #1E9167?

#1E9167 is a dark, moderate spring green known as Viridian. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Viridian?

The RGB value is 30, 145, 103: 30 red, 145 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Viridian?

The complementary color is #911E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E9167?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Viridian color: hex code #1E9167

#1E9167 rgb(30, 145, 103)

Shades of green

Viridian has the hex code #1E9167. It is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 56.9% green and 40.4% blue (30, 145, 103).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 66% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 43% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

Viridian (#1E9167) color codes

HEX	`#1E9167`
RGB	`rgb(30, 145, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 56.9%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 66%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 79%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 0%, 29%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.5, -41.23, 13.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.5, 43.43, 161.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.108, 21.504, 16.289)`
Decimal	`2003303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Viridian, 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 #1E9167	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#1E9167 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #1E9167 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e9167; }
.text { color: #1e9167; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e9167; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 145 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e9167, #1e8291); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #1E9167 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1E9167?: #1E9167 is a dark, moderate spring green known as Viridian. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Viridian?: The RGB value is 30, 145, 103: 30 red, 145 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Viridian?: The complementary color is #911E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E9167?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.