What color is #1E391B?

#1E391B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E391B?

The RGB value is 30, 57, 27: 30 red, 57 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E391B?

The complementary color is #361B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E391B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E391B color

#1E391B rgb(30, 57, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E391B is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 22.4% green and 10.6% blue (30, 57, 27).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 36% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#1E391B color codes

HEX	`#1E391B`
RGB	`rgb(30, 57, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 22.4%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 36%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 53%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 53%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.14, -17.66, 15.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.14, 23.5, 138.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.196, 3.281, 1.554)`
Decimal	`1980699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E391B, 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 #1E391B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E391B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	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 #1E391B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e391b; }
.text { color: #1e391b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e391b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 57 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e391b, #1b3927); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1E391B?: #1E391B is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E391B?: The RGB value is 30, 57, 27: 30 red, 57 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E391B?: The complementary color is #361B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E391B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.