What color is #1E2D25?

#1E2D25 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E2D25?

The RGB value is 30, 45, 37: 30 red, 45 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E2D25?

The complementary color is #2D1E26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E2D25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E2D25 color

#1E2D25 rgb(30, 45, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E2D25 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 17.6% green and 14.5% blue (30, 45, 37).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 20% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.41:1).

#1E2D25 color codes

HEX	`#1E2D25`
RGB	`rgb(30, 45, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 17.6%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 20%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 33%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 18%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.92, -8.45, 3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.92, 9.02, 159.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.808, 2.286, 2.096)`
Decimal	`1977637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E2D25, 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 #1E2D25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E2D25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #1E2D25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e2d25; }
.text { color: #1e2d25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e2d25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 45 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e2d25, #1e2d2d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1E2D25?: #1E2D25 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E2D25?: The RGB value is 30, 45, 37: 30 red, 45 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E2D25?: The complementary color is #2D1E26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E2D25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.