What color is #1E6340?

#1E6340 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Jewel. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E6340?

The RGB value is 30, 99, 64: 30 red, 99 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E6340?

The complementary color is #631E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E6340?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E6340 color

#1E6340 rgb(30, 99, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E6340 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 38.8% green and 25.1% blue (30, 99, 64).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 53% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Jewel (#136843), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#1E6340 color codes

HEX	`#1E6340`
RGB	`rgb(30, 99, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 38.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 53%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 70%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 35%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.06, -30.48, 13.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.06, 33.45, 155.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.922, 9.569, 6.384)`
Decimal	`1991488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E6340, 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 #1E6340	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E6340 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #1E6340 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e6340; }
.text { color: #1e6340; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e6340; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 99 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e6340, #1e6363); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1E6340?: #1E6340 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Jewel. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E6340?: The RGB value is 30, 99, 64: 30 red, 99 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E6340?: The complementary color is #631E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E6340?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.