What color is #1E5533?

#1E5533 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E5533?

The RGB value is 30, 85, 51: 30 red, 85 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E5533?

The complementary color is #551E40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E5533?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E5533 color

#1E5533 rgb(30, 85, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E5533 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 33.3% green and 20% blue (30, 85, 51).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 48% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#1E5533 color codes

HEX	`#1E5533`
RGB	`rgb(30, 85, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 33.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 48%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 65%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 40%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.83, -26.9, 14.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.83, 30.61, 151.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.381, 7.012, 4.254)`
Decimal	`1987891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E5533, 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 #1E5533	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E5533 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #1E5533 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e5533; }
.text { color: #1e5533; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e5533; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 85 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e5533, #1e554e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #1E5533?: #1E5533 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E5533?: The RGB value is 30, 85, 51: 30 red, 85 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E5533?: The complementary color is #551E40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E5533?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.