What color is #1E3712?

#1E3712 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E3712?

The RGB value is 30, 55, 18: 30 red, 55 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E3712?

The complementary color is #2B1237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E3712?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E3712 color

#1E3712 rgb(30, 55, 18)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E3712 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 21.6% green and 7.1% blue (30, 55, 18).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 51% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.04:1).

#1E3712 color codes

HEX	`#1E3712`
RGB	`rgb(30, 55, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 21.6%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 51%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 67%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 67%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.25, -17.97, 19.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.25, 26.78, 132.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.011, 3.052, 1.055)`
Decimal	`1980178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E3712, 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 #1E3712	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E3712 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.04:1	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 #1E3712 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e3712; }
.text { color: #1e3712; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e3712; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 55 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e3712, #123718); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1E3712?: #1E3712 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E3712?: The RGB value is 30, 55, 18: 30 red, 55 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E3712?: The complementary color is #2B1237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E3712?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.