What color is #1E3F3B?

#1E3F3B is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E3F3B?

The RGB value is 30, 63, 59: 30 red, 63 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E3F3B?

The complementary color is #3F1E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E3F3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E3F3B color

#1E3F3B rgb(30, 63, 59)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1E3F3B is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 24.7% green and 23.1% blue (30, 63, 59).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 35% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#1E3F3B color codes

HEX	`#1E3F3B`
RGB	`rgb(30, 63, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 24.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 35%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 52%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 6%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.15, -13.27, -1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.15, 13.34, 185.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.102, 4.147, 4.774)`
Decimal	`1982267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E3F3B, 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 #1E3F3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E3F3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #1E3F3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e3f3b; }
.text { color: #1e3f3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e3f3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 63 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e3f3b, #1e323f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #1E3F3B?: #1E3F3B is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E3F3B?: The RGB value is 30, 63, 59: 30 red, 63 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E3F3B?: The complementary color is #3F1E22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E3F3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.