What color is #1E3313?

#1E3313 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 #1E3313?

The RGB value is 30, 51, 19: 30 red, 51 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E3313?

The complementary color is #281333, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E3313?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E3313 color

#1E3313 rgb(30, 51, 19)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E3313 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 20% green and 7.5% blue (30, 51, 19).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 46% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.65:1).

#1E3313 color codes

HEX	`#1E3313`
RGB	`rgb(30, 51, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 20%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 46%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 63%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 63%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.76, -15.65, 17.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.76, 23.49, 131.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.837, 2.691, 1.039)`
Decimal	`1979155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E3313, 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 #1E3313	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E3313 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #1E3313 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e3313; }
.text { color: #1e3313; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e3313; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 51 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e3313, #133318); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1E3313?: #1E3313 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 #1E3313?: The RGB value is 30, 51, 19: 30 red, 51 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E3313?: The complementary color is #281333, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E3313?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.