What color is #1E3111?

#1E3111 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E3111?

The RGB value is 30, 49, 17: 30 red, 49 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E3111?

The complementary color is #241131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E3111?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E3111 color

#1E3111 rgb(30, 49, 17)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E3111 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 19.2% green and 6.7% blue (30, 49, 17).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 48% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

#1E3111 color codes

HEX	`#1E3111`
RGB	`rgb(30, 49, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 19.2%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 48%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 65%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 65%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.98, -14.81, 17.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.98, 23.14, 129.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.735, 2.513, 0.924)`
Decimal	`1978641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E3111, 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 #1E3111	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E3111 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #1E3111 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e3111; }
.text { color: #1e3111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e3111; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 49 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e3111, #113114); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1E3111?: #1E3111 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E3111?: The RGB value is 30, 49, 17: 30 red, 49 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E3111?: The complementary color is #241131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E3111?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.