What color is #1E2516?

#1E2516 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E2516?

The RGB value is 30, 37, 22: 30 red, 37 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E2516?

The complementary color is #1D1625, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E2516?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E2516 color

#1E2516 rgb(30, 37, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E2516 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 14.5% green and 8.6% blue (30, 37, 22).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 25% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.77:1).

#1E2516 color codes

HEX	`#1E2516`
RGB	`rgb(30, 37, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 14.5%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 25%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 41%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 41%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.57, -6.63, 8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.57, 11.17, 126.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.342, 1.657, 1.008)`
Decimal	`1975574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E2516, 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 #1E2516	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E2516 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #1E2516 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e2516; }
.text { color: #1e2516; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e2516; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 37 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e2516, #172516); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1E2516?: #1E2516 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E2516?: The RGB value is 30, 37, 22: 30 red, 37 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E2516?: The complementary color is #1D1625, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E2516?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.