What color is #1E4034?

#1E4034 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E4034?

The RGB value is 30, 64, 52: 30 red, 64 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E4034?

The complementary color is #401E2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E4034?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E4034 color

#1E4034 rgb(30, 64, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E4034 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 25.1% green and 20.4% blue (30, 64, 52).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 36% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#1E4034 color codes

HEX	`#1E4034`
RGB	`rgb(30, 64, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 25.1%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 36%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 53%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 19%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.29, -15.86, 3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.29, 16.25, 167.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.988, 4.191, 3.9)`
Decimal	`1982516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E4034, 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 #1E4034	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E4034 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #1E4034 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e4034; }
.text { color: #1e4034; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e4034; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 64 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e4034, #1e3b40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1E4034?: #1E4034 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E4034?: The RGB value is 30, 64, 52: 30 red, 64 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E4034?: The complementary color is #401E2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E4034?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.