What color is #1E5631?

#1E5631 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 #1E5631?

The RGB value is 30, 86, 49: 30 red, 86 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E5631?

The complementary color is #561E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E5631?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E5631 color

#1E5631 rgb(30, 86, 49)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E5631 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 33.7% green and 19.2% blue (30, 86, 49).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 48% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#1E5631 color codes

HEX	`#1E5631`
RGB	`rgb(30, 86, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 33.7%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 48%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 65%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 43%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.15, -27.79, 16.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.15, 32.19, 149.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.417, 7.153, 4.053)`
Decimal	`1988145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E5631, 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 #1E5631	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E5631 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #1E5631 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e5631; }
.text { color: #1e5631; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e5631; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 86 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e5631, #1e564d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #1E5631?: #1E5631 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 #1E5631?: The RGB value is 30, 86, 49: 30 red, 86 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E5631?: The complementary color is #561E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E5631?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.