What color is #1E2F0B?

#1E2F0B 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 #1E2F0B?

The RGB value is 30, 47, 11: 30 red, 47 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E2F0B?

The complementary color is #1C0B2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E2F0B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E2F0B color

#1E2F0B rgb(30, 47, 11)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E2F0B is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 18.4% green and 4.3% blue (30, 47, 11).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 62% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.32:1).

#1E2F0B color codes

HEX	`#1E2F0B`
RGB	`rgb(30, 47, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 18.4%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 62%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 77%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 77%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.15, -14.4, 19.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.15, 24.49, 126.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.612, 2.333, 0.682)`
Decimal	`1978123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E2F0B, 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 #1E2F0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E2F0B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #1E2F0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e2f0b; }
.text { color: #1e2f0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e2f0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 47 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e2f0b, #0c2f0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1E2F0B?: #1E2F0B 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 #1E2F0B?: The RGB value is 30, 47, 11: 30 red, 47 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E2F0B?: The complementary color is #1C0B2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E2F0B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.