What color is #1E4229?

#1E4229 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E4229?

The RGB value is 30, 66, 41: 30 red, 66 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E4229?

The complementary color is #421E37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E4229?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E4229 color

#1E4229 rgb(30, 66, 41)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E4229 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 25.9% green and 16.1% blue (30, 66, 41).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 38% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#1E4229 color codes

HEX	`#1E4229`
RGB	`rgb(30, 66, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 25.9%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 38%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 55%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 38%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.74, -19.66, 11.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.74, 22.7, 150.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.884, 4.332, 2.782)`
Decimal	`1983017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E4229, 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 #1E4229	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E4229 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #1E4229 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e4229; }
.text { color: #1e4229; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e4229; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 66 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e4229, #1e423b); }

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Questions

What color is #1E4229?: #1E4229 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E4229?: The RGB value is 30, 66, 41: 30 red, 66 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E4229?: The complementary color is #421E37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E4229?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.