What color is #1E3230?

#1E3230 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E3230?

The RGB value is 30, 50, 48: 30 red, 50 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E3230?

The complementary color is #321E20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E3230?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E3230 color

#1E3230 rgb(30, 50, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E3230 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 19.6% green and 18.8% blue (30, 50, 48).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 25% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.51:1).

#1E3230 color codes

HEX	`#1E3230`
RGB	`rgb(30, 50, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 19.6%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 25%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 40%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 4%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.1, -8.6, -1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.1, 8.7, 188.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.209, 2.77, 3.214)`
Decimal	`1978928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E3230, 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 #1E3230	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E3230 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #1E3230 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e3230; }
.text { color: #1e3230; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e3230; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 50 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e3230, #1e2a32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1E3230?: #1E3230 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E3230?: The RGB value is 30, 50, 48: 30 red, 50 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E3230?: The complementary color is #321E20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E3230?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.