What color is #1E2809?

#1E2809 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E2809?

The RGB value is 30, 40, 9: 30 red, 40 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E2809?

The complementary color is #130928, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E2809?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E2809 color

#1E2809 rgb(30, 40, 9)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E2809 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 15.7% green and 3.5% blue (30, 40, 9).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 63% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.41:1).

#1E2809 color codes

HEX	`#1E2809`
RGB	`rgb(30, 40, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 15.7%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 63%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 78%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 78%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.48, -10.47, 17.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.48, 20.19, 121.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.344, 1.813, 0.538)`
Decimal	`1976329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E2809, 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 #1E2809	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E2809 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #1E2809 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e2809; }
.text { color: #1e2809; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e2809; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 40 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e2809, #0e2809); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1E2809?: #1E2809 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E2809?: The RGB value is 30, 40, 9: 30 red, 40 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E2809?: The complementary color is #130928, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E2809?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.