What color is #1E2611?

#1E2611 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E2611?

The RGB value is 30, 38, 17: 30 red, 38 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E2611?

The complementary color is #191126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E2611?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E2611 color

#1E2611 rgb(30, 38, 17)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E2611 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 14.9% green and 6.7% blue (30, 38, 17).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 38% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.67:1).

#1E2611 color codes

HEX	`#1E2611`
RGB	`rgb(30, 38, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 14.9%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 38%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 55%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 55%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.84, -8.15, 12.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.84, 14.99, 122.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.33, 1.703, 0.789)`
Decimal	`1975825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E2611, 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 #1E2611	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E2611 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #1E2611 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e2611; }
.text { color: #1e2611; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e2611; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 38 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e2611, #132611); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1E2611?: #1E2611 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E2611?: The RGB value is 30, 38, 17: 30 red, 38 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E2611?: The complementary color is #191126, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E2611?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.