What color is #1E2000?

#1E2000 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E2000?

The RGB value is 30, 32, 0: 30 red, 32 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E2000?

The complementary color is #020020, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E2000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E2000 color

#1E2000 rgb(30, 32, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E2000 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 12.5% green and 0% blue (30, 32, 0).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 100% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.64:1).

#1E2000 color codes

HEX	`#1E2000`
RGB	`rgb(30, 32, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 12.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 100%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 100%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 100%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.34, -6.41, 16.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.34, 17.91, 110.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.052, 1.309, 0.197)`
Decimal	`1974272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E2000, 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 #1E2000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E2000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #1E2000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e2000; }
.text { color: #1e2000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e2000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 32 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e2000, #0e2000); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1E2000?: #1E2000 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E2000?: The RGB value is 30, 32, 0: 30 red, 32 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E2000?: The complementary color is #020020, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E2000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.