What color is #1A2901?

#1A2901 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A2901?

The RGB value is 26, 41, 1: 26 red, 41 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A2901?

The complementary color is #100129, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A2901?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A2901 color

#1A2901 rgb(26, 41, 1)

Shades of green

The hex color #1A2901 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 16.1% green and 0.4% blue (26, 41, 1).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 95% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 98% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.42:1).

#1A2901 color codes

HEX	`#1A2901`
RGB	`rgb(26, 41, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 16.1%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 95%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 98%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 98%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.44, -14.01, 20.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.44, 24.77, 124.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.224, 1.808, 0.313)`
Decimal	`1714433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A2901, 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 #1A2901	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A2901 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #1A2901 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a2901; }
.text { color: #1a2901; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a2901; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 41 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a2901, #062901); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1A2901?: #1A2901 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A2901?: The RGB value is 26, 41, 1: 26 red, 41 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A2901?: The complementary color is #100129, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A2901?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.