What color is #1E3C38?

#1E3C38 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E3C38?

The RGB value is 30, 60, 56: 30 red, 60 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E3C38?

The complementary color is #3C1E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E3C38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E3C38 color

#1E3C38 rgb(30, 60, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1E3C38 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 23.5% green and 22% blue (30, 60, 56).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 33% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.94:1).

#1E3C38 color codes

HEX	`#1E3C38`
RGB	`rgb(30, 60, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 23.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 33%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 50%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 7%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.98, -12.39, -1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.98, 12.43, 184.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.865, 3.793, 4.322)`
Decimal	`1981496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E3C38, 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 #1E3C38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E3C38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #1E3C38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e3c38; }
.text { color: #1e3c38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e3c38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 60 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e3c38, #1e313c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1E3C38?: #1E3C38 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E3C38?: The RGB value is 30, 60, 56: 30 red, 60 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E3C38?: The complementary color is #3C1E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E3C38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.