What color is #1E2F15?

#1E2F15 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E2F15?

The RGB value is 30, 47, 21: 30 red, 47 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E2F15?

The complementary color is #26152F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E2F15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E2F15 color

#1E2F15 rgb(30, 47, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E2F15 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 18.4% green and 8.2% blue (30, 47, 21).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 38% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

#1E2F15 color codes

HEX	`#1E2F15`
RGB	`rgb(30, 47, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 18.4%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 38%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 55%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 55%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.29, -13.05, 14.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.29, 19.48, 132.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.687, 2.363, 1.077)`
Decimal	`1978133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E2F15, 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 #1E2F15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E2F15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	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 #1E2F15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e2f15; }
.text { color: #1e2f15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e2f15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 47 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e2f15, #152f19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1E2F15?: #1E2F15 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E2F15?: The RGB value is 30, 47, 21: 30 red, 47 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E2F15?: The complementary color is #26152F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E2F15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.