What color is #1E3900?

#1E3900 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E3900?

The RGB value is 30, 57, 0: 30 red, 57 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E3900?

The complementary color is #1B0039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E3900?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E3900 color

#1E3900 rgb(30, 57, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E3900 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 22.4% green and 0% blue (30, 57, 0).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.8:1).

#1E3900 color codes

HEX	`#1E3900`
RGB	`rgb(30, 57, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 22.4%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 100%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 100%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.84, -20.77, 28.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.84, 35.34, 126)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.999, 3.202, 0.513)`
Decimal	`1980672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E3900, 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 #1E3900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E3900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #1E3900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e3900; }
.text { color: #1e3900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e3900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 57 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e3900, #013900); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1E3900?: #1E3900 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E3900?: The RGB value is 30, 57, 0: 30 red, 57 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E3900?: The complementary color is #1B0039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E3900?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.