What color is #1E311D?

#1E311D is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E311D?

The RGB value is 30, 49, 29: 30 red, 49 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E311D?

The complementary color is #301D31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E311D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E311D color

#1E311D rgb(30, 49, 29)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E311D is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 19.2% green and 11.4% blue (30, 49, 29).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 26% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.89:1).

#1E311D color codes

HEX	`#1E311D`
RGB	`rgb(30, 49, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 19.2%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 26%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 41%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 41%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.19, -12.76, 10.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.19, 16.45, 140.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.855, 2.561, 1.559)`
Decimal	`1978653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E311D, 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 #1E311D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E311D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #1E311D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e311d; }
.text { color: #1e311d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e311d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 49 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e311d, #1d3126); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1E311D?: #1E311D is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E311D?: The RGB value is 30, 49, 29: 30 red, 49 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E311D?: The complementary color is #301D31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E311D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.