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#1E342D Color

#1E342D is rgb(30, 52, 45) in RGB, hsl(161, 27%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 13%, 80%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.35. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1E342D
HEX#1E342D
RGBrgb(30, 52, 45)
HSLhsl(161, 27%, 16%)
HSVhsv(161, 42%, 20%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 13%, 80%)
OKLCHoklch(30.4% 0.031 172.1)
LABlab(19.68% -10.61 1.54)
LCHlch(19.68% 10.72 171.76)

What #1E342D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #1E342D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#1E342D Channel Values

How #1E342D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 30 · G 52 · B 458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 161° · S 27% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 161° · S 42% · V 20%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 80%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.26:1 vs white · 1.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1E342D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #1E342D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1E342D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #1E342D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #1E342D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#1E342D
Protanopia#31312D
Protanomaly#2A322D
Deuteranopia#2E2E2E
Deuteranomaly#28302D
Tritanopia#1F3333
Tritanomaly#1F3431
Achromatopsia#303030

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Using #1E342D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-1e342d: #1E342D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1E342D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1e342d': '#1E342D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.118, green: 0.204, blue: 0.176)
Android XML<color name="color_1e342d">#1E342D</color>
SVG fillfill="#1E342D"

More Green Colors

#1E342D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#1E342D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1E342D?

#1E342D is a darkest green — rgb(30, 52, 45) in RGB and hsl(161, 27%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.35.

What is the RGB value of #1E342D?

#1E342D is rgb(30, 52, 45) — red 30, green 52, and blue 45 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1E342D?

#1E342D converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 13%, 80%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1E342D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #1E342D scores 13.26:1 against white and 1.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1E342D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1E342D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.81, which is visibly different.

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