What color is #1EC981?

#1EC981 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Magical Malachite. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1EC981?

The RGB value is 30, 201, 129: 30 red, 201 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1EC981?

The complementary color is #C91E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1EC981?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1EC981 color

#1EC981 rgb(30, 201, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #1EC981 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 78.8% green and 50.6% blue (30, 201, 129).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 74% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Magical Malachite (#22CC88), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#1EC981 color codes

HEX	`#1EC981`
RGB	`rgb(30, 201, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 78.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 74%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 85%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 0%, 36%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.98, -57.25, 24.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.98, 62.36, 156.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.382, 43.631, 27.849)`
Decimal	`2017665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1EC981, 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 #1EC981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#1EC981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	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 #1EC981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1ec981; }
.text { color: #1ec981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1ec981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 201 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1ec981, #1ebcc9); }

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Questions

What color is #1EC981?: #1EC981 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Magical Malachite. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1EC981?: The RGB value is 30, 201, 129: 30 red, 201 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1EC981?: The complementary color is #C91E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1EC981?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.