What color is #1E2E05?

#1E2E05 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 #1E2E05?

The RGB value is 30, 46, 5: 30 red, 46 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E2E05?

The complementary color is #15052E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E2E05?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E2E05 color

#1E2E05 rgb(30, 46, 5)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E2E05 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 18% green and 2% blue (30, 46, 5).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 80% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.5:1).

#1E2E05 color codes

HEX	`#1E2E05`
RGB	`rgb(30, 46, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 18%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 80%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 89%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 89%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.7, -14.45, 21.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.7, 26.09, 123.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.54, 2.241, 0.495)`
Decimal	`1977861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E2E05, 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 #1E2E05	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E2E05 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #1E2E05 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e2e05; }
.text { color: #1e2e05; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e2e05; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 46 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e2e05, #0a2e05); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1E2E05?: #1E2E05 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 #1E2E05?: The RGB value is 30, 46, 5: 30 red, 46 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E2E05?: The complementary color is #15052E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E2E05?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.