What color is #1E3533?

#1E3533 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E3533?

The RGB value is 30, 53, 51: 30 red, 53 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E3533?

The complementary color is #351E20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E3533?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E3533 color

#1E3533 rgb(30, 53, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1E3533 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 20.8% green and 20% blue (30, 53, 51).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 28% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#1E3533 color codes

HEX	`#1E3533`
RGB	`rgb(30, 53, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 20.8%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 28%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 43%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 4%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.29, -9.6, -1.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.29, 9.73, 189.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.406, 3.061, 3.595)`
Decimal	`1979699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E3533, 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 #1E3533	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E3533 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #1E3533 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e3533; }
.text { color: #1e3533; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e3533; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 53 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e3533, #1e2b35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1E3533?: #1E3533 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E3533?: The RGB value is 30, 53, 51: 30 red, 53 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E3533?: The complementary color is #351E20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E3533?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.