What color is #1A2808?

#1A2808 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A2808?

The RGB value is 26, 40, 8: 26 red, 40 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A2808?

The complementary color is #160828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A2808?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A2808 color

#1A2808 rgb(26, 40, 8)

Shades of green

The hex color #1A2808 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 15.7% green and 3.1% blue (26, 40, 8).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 67% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 80% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.54:1).

#1A2808 color codes

HEX	`#1A2808`
RGB	`rgb(26, 40, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 15.7%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 67%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 80%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 80%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.14, -12.58, 17.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.14, 21.3, 126.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.229, 1.755, 0.504)`
Decimal	`1714184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A2808, 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 #1A2808	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A2808 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #1A2808 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a2808; }
.text { color: #1a2808; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a2808; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 40 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a2808, #0a2808); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1A2808?: #1A2808 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A2808?: The RGB value is 26, 40, 8: 26 red, 40 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A2808?: The complementary color is #160828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A2808?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.