What color is #1E382D?

#1E382D is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E382D?

The RGB value is 30, 56, 45: 30 red, 56 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E382D?

The complementary color is #381E29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E382D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E382D color

#1E382D rgb(30, 56, 45)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E382D is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 22% green and 17.6% blue (30, 56, 45).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 30% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#1E382D color codes

HEX	`#1E382D`
RGB	`rgb(30, 56, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 22%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 30%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 46%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 20%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.18, -13.12, 3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.18, 13.65, 163.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.423, 3.294, 2.99)`
Decimal	`1980461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E382D, 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 #1E382D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E382D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #1E382D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e382d; }
.text { color: #1e382d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e382d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 56 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e382d, #1e3638); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1E382D?: #1E382D is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E382D?: The RGB value is 30, 56, 45: 30 red, 56 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E382D?: The complementary color is #381E29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E382D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.