What color is #1E4422?

#1E4422 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E4422?

The RGB value is 30, 68, 34: 30 red, 68 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E4422?

The complementary color is #441E40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E4422?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E4422 color

#1E4422 rgb(30, 68, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E4422 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 26.7% green and 13.3% blue (30, 68, 34).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 39% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#1E4422 color codes

HEX	`#1E4422`
RGB	`rgb(30, 68, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 26.7%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 39%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 56%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 50%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.34, -22.1, 16.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.34, 27.59, 143.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.891, 4.526, 2.234)`
Decimal	`1983522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E4422, 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 #1E4422	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E4422 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #1E4422 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e4422; }
.text { color: #1e4422; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e4422; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 68 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e4422, #1e4435); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1E4422?: #1E4422 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E4422?: The RGB value is 30, 68, 34: 30 red, 68 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E4422?: The complementary color is #441E40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E4422?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.