What color is #1E4100?

#1E4100 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E4100?

The RGB value is 30, 65, 0: 30 red, 65 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E4100?

The complementary color is #230041, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E4100?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E4100 color

#1E4100 rgb(30, 65, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E4100 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 25.5% green and 0% blue (30, 65, 0).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#1E4100 color codes

HEX	`#1E4100`
RGB	`rgb(30, 65, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 25.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 100%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 100%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.86, -24.59, 31.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.86, 40.17, 127.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.426, 4.056, 0.655)`
Decimal	`1982720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E4100, 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 #1E4100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E4100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	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 #1E4100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e4100; }
.text { color: #1e4100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e4100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 65 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e4100, #004102); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #1E4100?: #1E4100 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E4100?: The RGB value is 30, 65, 0: 30 red, 65 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E4100?: The complementary color is #230041, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E4100?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.