What color is #1E332F?

#1E332F 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 #1E332F?

The RGB value is 30, 51, 47: 30 red, 51 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E332F?

The complementary color is #331E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E332F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E332F color

#1E332F rgb(30, 51, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E332F is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 20% green and 18.4% blue (30, 51, 47).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 26% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.38:1).

#1E332F color codes

HEX	`#1E332F`
RGB	`rgb(30, 51, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 20%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 26%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 41%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 8%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.43, -9.52, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.43, 9.52, 180.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.232, 2.849, 3.121)`
Decimal	`1979183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E332F, 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 #1E332F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E332F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #1E332F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e332f; }
.text { color: #1e332f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e332f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 51 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e332f, #1e2d33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1E332F?: #1E332F 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 #1E332F?: The RGB value is 30, 51, 47: 30 red, 51 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E332F?: The complementary color is #331E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E332F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.