What color is #1E912D?

#1E912D is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1E912D?

The RGB value is 30, 145, 45: 30 red, 145 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E912D?

The complementary color is #911E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E912D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E912D color

#1E912D rgb(30, 145, 45)

Shades of green

The hex color #1E912D is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 56.9% green and 17.6% blue (30, 145, 45).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 66% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Forest Green (#228B22), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#1E912D color codes

HEX	`#1E912D`
RGB	`rgb(30, 145, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 56.9%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 66%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 79%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 0%, 69%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.64, -51.2, 42.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.64, 66.66, 140.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.134, 20.715, 5.894)`
Decimal	`2003245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E912D, 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 #1E912D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#1E912D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #1E912D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e912d; }
.text { color: #1e912d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e912d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 145 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e912d, #1e9167); }

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Questions

What color is #1E912D?: #1E912D is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1E912D?: The RGB value is 30, 145, 45: 30 red, 145 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E912D?: The complementary color is #911E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E912D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.