What color is #1F4930?

#1F4930 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F4930?

The RGB value is 31, 73, 48: 31 red, 73 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F4930?

The complementary color is #491F38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F4930?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F4930 color

#1F4930 rgb(31, 73, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #1F4930 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 28.6% green and 18.8% blue (31, 73, 48).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 40% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#1F4930 color codes

HEX	`#1F4930`
RGB	`rgb(31, 73, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 28.6%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 40%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 58%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 34%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.49, -21.41, 10.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.49, 23.9, 153.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.481, 5.27, 3.629)`
Decimal	`2050352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F4930, 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 #1F4930	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1F4930 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #1F4930 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f4930; }
.text { color: #1f4930; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f4930; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 73 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f4930, #1f4945); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1F4930?: #1F4930 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F4930?: The RGB value is 31, 73, 48: 31 red, 73 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F4930?: The complementary color is #491F38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F4930?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.