Cal Poly Pomona Green (#1E4D2B)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 9.76:1 — vs black: 2.15:1

Color values

HEX #1E4D2B
RGB rgb(30, 77, 43)
HSL hsl(136, 61%, 30%)
CMYK cmyk( 61.04, 0, 44.16, 69.8 )
Websafe #336633

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Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #1E4D2B based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Cal Poly Pomona Green
#1E4D2B Base

#4D1E40

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Cal Poly Pomona Green
#1E4D2B Base

#294D1E

#1E4D42

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Cal Poly Pomona Green
#1E4D2B Base

#2B1E4D

#4D2B1E

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Cal Poly Pomona Green
#1E4D2B Base

#421E4D

#4D1E29

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Cal Poly Pomona Green
#1E4D2B Base

#1E294D

#4D1E40

#4D421E

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Cal Poly Pomona Green
#1E4D2B Base

#07120A

#09160C

#13301B

#296A3B

#33844A

#4BB969

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Cal Poly Pomona Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #07120A

— #0C1E11

— #102A17

— #15361E

— #194124

Cal Poly Pomona Green #1E4D2B Base

— #338349

— #4AB868

— #80CE95

— #B6E3C3

— #EDF8F0

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #1E4D2B. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #1E4D2B;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #1E4D2B;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #1E4D2B;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #1E4D2B,
        #7C1E62
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #1E4D2B,
        #7C1E62
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$cal-poly-pomona-green: #1E4D2B;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$cal-poly-pomona-green-r: 30;
$cal-poly-pomona-green-g: 77;
$cal-poly-pomona-green-b: 43;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $cal-poly-pomona-green;
    color: rgba($cal-poly-pomona-green-r, $cal-poly-pomona-green-g, $cal-poly-pomona-green-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Cal Poly Pomona Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #1E4D2B How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #43432C Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #49492B Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #264A4A Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #444444 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Cal Poly Pomona Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Cal Poly Pomona Green #1E4D2B Base

UP Forest Green #014421 ΔE 3.71

Myrtle #21421E ΔE 4.29

British Racing Green #004225 ΔE 4.43

Hunter Green #355E3B ΔE 5.95

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.