What color is #1A270D?

#1A270D is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A270D?

The RGB value is 26, 39, 13: 26 red, 39 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A270D?

The complementary color is #1A0D27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A270D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A270D color

#1A270D rgb(26, 39, 13)

Shades of green

The hex color #1A270D is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 15.3% green and 5.1% blue (26, 39, 13).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 50% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.67:1).

#1A270D color codes

HEX	`#1A270D`
RGB	`rgb(26, 39, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 15.3%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 50%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 67%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 67%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.82, -11.35, 14.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.82, 18.51, 127.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.224, 1.7, 0.644)`
Decimal	`1713933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A270D, 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 #1A270D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A270D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #1A270D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a270d; }
.text { color: #1a270d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a270d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 39 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a270d, #0d270d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1A270D?: #1A270D is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A270D?: The RGB value is 26, 39, 13: 26 red, 39 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A270D?: The complementary color is #1A0D27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A270D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.