What color is #1E3325?

#1E3325 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E3325?

The RGB value is 30, 51, 37: 30 red, 51 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E3325?

The complementary color is #331E2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E3325?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E3325 color

#1E3325 rgb(30, 51, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E3325 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 20% green and 14.5% blue (30, 51, 37).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 26% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#1E3325 color codes

HEX	`#1E3325`
RGB	`rgb(30, 51, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 20%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 26%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 41%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 27%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.13, -12.17, 6.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.13, 13.69, 152.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.053, 2.777, 2.178)`
Decimal	`1979173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E3325, 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 #1E3325	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E3325 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #1E3325 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e3325; }
.text { color: #1e3325; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e3325; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 51 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e3325, #1e3330); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1E3325?: #1E3325 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E3325?: The RGB value is 30, 51, 37: 30 red, 51 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E3325?: The complementary color is #331E2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E3325?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.