What color is #1A301E?

#1A301E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A301E?

The RGB value is 26, 48, 30: 26 red, 48 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A301E?

The complementary color is #301A2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A301E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A301E color

#1A301E rgb(26, 48, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #1A301E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 18.8% green and 11.8% blue (26, 48, 30).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 30% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.14:1).

#1A301E color codes

HEX	`#1A301E`
RGB	`rgb(26, 48, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 18.8%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 30%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 46%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 37%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.59, -13.57, 8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.59, 16.2, 146.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.717, 2.427, 1.606)`
Decimal	`1716254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A301E, 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 #1A301E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A301E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #1A301E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a301e; }
.text { color: #1a301e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a301e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 48 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a301e, #1a3029); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1A301E?: #1A301E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A301E?: The RGB value is 26, 48, 30: 26 red, 48 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A301E?: The complementary color is #301A2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A301E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.