What color is #1E2817?

#1E2817 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E2817?

The RGB value is 30, 40, 23: 30 red, 40 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E2817?

The complementary color is #211728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E2817?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E2817 color

#1E2817 rgb(30, 40, 23)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1E2817 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 15.7% green and 9% blue (30, 40, 23).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 27% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.32:1).

#1E2817 color codes

HEX	`#1E2817`
RGB	`rgb(30, 40, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 15.7%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 27%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 43%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 42%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.71, -8.39, 9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.71, 12.91, 130.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.449, 1.855, 1.092)`
Decimal	`1976343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E2817, 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 #1E2817	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E2817 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #1E2817 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e2817; }
.text { color: #1e2817; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e2817; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 40 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e2817, #172819); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1E2817?: #1E2817 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E2817?: The RGB value is 30, 40, 23: 30 red, 40 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E2817?: The complementary color is #211728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E2817?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.