What color is #1E3430?

#1E3430 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 #1E3430?

The RGB value is 30, 52, 48: 30 red, 52 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E3430?

The complementary color is #341E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E3430?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E3430 color

#1E3430 rgb(30, 52, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E3430 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 20.4% green and 18.8% blue (30, 52, 48).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 27% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#1E3430 color codes

HEX	`#1E3430`
RGB	`rgb(30, 52, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 20.4%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 27%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 42%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 8%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.82, -9.86, -0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.82, 9.86, 181.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.297, 2.945, 3.243)`
Decimal	`1979440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E3430, 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 #1E3430	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E3430 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #1E3430 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e3430; }
.text { color: #1e3430; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e3430; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 52 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e3430, #1e2d34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #1E3430?: #1E3430 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 #1E3430?: The RGB value is 30, 52, 48: 30 red, 52 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E3430?: The complementary color is #341E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E3430?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.