What color is #1A280E?

#1A280E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A280E?

The RGB value is 26, 40, 14: 26 red, 40 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A280E?

The complementary color is #1C0E28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A280E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A280E color

#1A280E rgb(26, 40, 14)

Shades of green

The hex color #1A280E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 15.7% green and 5.5% blue (26, 40, 14).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 48% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.51:1).

#1A280E color codes

HEX	`#1A280E`
RGB	`rgb(26, 40, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 15.7%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 48%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 65%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 65%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.22, -11.82, 14.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.22, 18.82, 128.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.264, 1.769, 0.69)`
Decimal	`1714190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A280E, 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 #1A280E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A280E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.51:1	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 #1A280E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a280e; }
.text { color: #1a280e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a280e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 40 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a280e, #0e280f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1A280E?: #1A280E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A280E?: The RGB value is 26, 40, 14: 26 red, 40 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A280E?: The complementary color is #1C0E28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A280E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.