What color is #1E2C05?

#1E2C05 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E2C05?

The RGB value is 30, 44, 5: 30 red, 44 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E2C05?

The complementary color is #13052C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E2C05?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E2C05 color

#1E2C05 rgb(30, 44, 5)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E2C05 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 17.3% green and 2% blue (30, 44, 5).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 80% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.81:1).

#1E2C05 color codes

HEX	`#1E2C05`
RGB	`rgb(30, 44, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 17.3%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 80%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 89%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 89%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.94, -13.3, 20.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.94, 24.67, 122.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.463, 2.088, 0.47)`
Decimal	`1977349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E2C05, 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 #1E2C05	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E2C05 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #1E2C05 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e2c05; }
.text { color: #1e2c05; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e2c05; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 44 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e2c05, #0a2c05); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1E2C05?: #1E2C05 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E2C05?: The RGB value is 30, 44, 5: 30 red, 44 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E2C05?: The complementary color is #13052C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E2C05?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.