What color is #1E2D04?

#1E2D04 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E2D04?

The RGB value is 30, 45, 4: 30 red, 45 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E2D04?

The complementary color is #13042D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E2D04?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E2D04 color

#1E2D04 rgb(30, 45, 4)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E2D04 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 17.6% green and 1.6% blue (30, 45, 4).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 84% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 91% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.66:1).

#1E2D04 color codes

HEX	`#1E2D04`
RGB	`rgb(30, 45, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 17.6%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 84%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 91%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 91%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.31, -13.98, 21.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.31, 25.77, 122.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.496, 2.162, 0.453)`
Decimal	`1977604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E2D04, 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 #1E2D04	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E2D04 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #1E2D04 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e2d04; }
.text { color: #1e2d04; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e2d04; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 45 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e2d04, #0a2d04); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1E2D04?: #1E2D04 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E2D04?: The RGB value is 30, 45, 4: 30 red, 45 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E2D04?: The complementary color is #13042D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E2D04?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.