What color is #1E401C?

#1E401C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E401C?

The RGB value is 30, 64, 28: 30 red, 64 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E401C?

The complementary color is #3E1C40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E401C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E401C color

#1E401C rgb(30, 64, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E401C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 25.1% green and 11% blue (30, 64, 28).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 39% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Myrtle (#21421E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#1E401C color codes

HEX	`#1E401C`
RGB	`rgb(30, 64, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 25.1%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 39%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 56%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 56%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.76, -21.14, 18.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.76, 27.88, 139.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.578, 4.026, 1.74)`
Decimal	`1982492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E401C, 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 #1E401C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E401C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #1E401C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e401c; }
.text { color: #1e401c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e401c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 64 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e401c, #1c402c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1E401C?: #1E401C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E401C?: The RGB value is 30, 64, 28: 30 red, 64 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E401C?: The complementary color is #3E1C40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E401C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.