What color is #1E452C?

#1E452C 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 #1E452C?

The RGB value is 30, 69, 44: 30 red, 69 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E452C?

The complementary color is #451E37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E452C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E452C color

#1E452C rgb(30, 69, 44)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E452C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 27.1% green and 17.3% blue (30, 69, 44).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 39% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#1E452C color codes

HEX	`#1E452C`
RGB	`rgb(30, 69, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 27.1%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 39%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 57%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 36%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.9, -20.56, 10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.9, 23.31, 151.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.118, 4.714, 3.128)`
Decimal	`1983788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E452C, 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 #1E452C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E452C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #1E452C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e452c; }
.text { color: #1e452c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e452c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 69 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e452c, #1e4540); }

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Questions

What color is #1E452C?: #1E452C 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 #1E452C?: The RGB value is 30, 69, 44: 30 red, 69 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E452C?: The complementary color is #451E37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E452C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.