What color is #1E300C?

#1E300C is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E300C?

The RGB value is 30, 48, 12: 30 red, 48 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E300C?

The complementary color is #1E0C30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E300C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E300C color

#1E300C rgb(30, 48, 12)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E300C is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 18.8% green and 4.7% blue (30, 48, 12).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 60% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.16:1).

#1E300C color codes

HEX	`#1E300C`
RGB	`rgb(30, 48, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 18.8%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 60%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 75%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 75%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.54, -14.86, 19.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.54, 24.79, 126.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.659, 2.416, 0.727)`
Decimal	`1978380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E300C, 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 #1E300C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E300C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #1E300C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e300c; }
.text { color: #1e300c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e300c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 48 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e300c, #0c300c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1E300C?: #1E300C is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E300C?: The RGB value is 30, 48, 12: 30 red, 48 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E300C?: The complementary color is #1E0C30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E300C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.