What color is #1E4719?

#1E4719 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Realm of the Underworld. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E4719?

The RGB value is 30, 71, 25: 30 red, 71 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E4719?

The complementary color is #421947, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E4719?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E4719 color

#1E4719 rgb(30, 71, 25)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E4719 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 27.8% green and 9.8% blue (30, 71, 25).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 48% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Realm of the Underworld (#114411), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#1E4719 color codes

HEX	`#1E4719`
RGB	`rgb(30, 71, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 27.8%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 48%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 65%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 65%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.31, -24.99, 22.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.31, 33.94, 137.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.964, 4.852, 1.7)`
Decimal	`1984281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E4719, 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 #1E4719	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E4719 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #1E4719 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e4719; }
.text { color: #1e4719; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e4719; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 71 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e4719, #19472b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1E4719?: #1E4719 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Realm of the Underworld. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E4719?: The RGB value is 30, 71, 25: 30 red, 71 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E4719?: The complementary color is #421947, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E4719?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.