What color is #1E4400?

#1E4400 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Woodland Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E4400?

The RGB value is 30, 68, 0: 30 red, 68 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E4400?

The complementary color is #260044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E4400?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E4400 color

#1E4400 rgb(30, 68, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E4400 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 26.7% green and 0% blue (30, 68, 0).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Grass (#004400), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#1E4400 color codes

HEX	`#1E4400`
RGB	`rgb(30, 68, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 26.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 100%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.98, -25.95, 32.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.98, 41.87, 128.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.602, 4.41, 0.714)`
Decimal	`1983488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E4400, 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 #1E4400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E4400 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #1E4400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e4400; }
.text { color: #1e4400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e4400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 68 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e4400, #004404); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #1E4400?: #1E4400 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Woodland Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E4400?: The RGB value is 30, 68, 0: 30 red, 68 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E4400?: The complementary color is #260044, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E4400?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.