What color is #1A3200?

#1A3200 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A3200?

The RGB value is 26, 50, 0: 26 red, 50 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A3200?

The complementary color is #180032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A3200?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A3200 color

#1A3200 rgb(26, 50, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #1A3200 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 19.6% green and 0% blue (26, 50, 0).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#1A3200 color codes

HEX	`#1A3200`
RGB	`rgb(26, 50, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 19.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 100%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 100%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.92, -18.97, 25.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.92, 31.52, 127)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.567, 2.501, 0.4)`
Decimal	`1716736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A3200, 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 #1A3200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A3200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #1A3200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a3200; }
.text { color: #1a3200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a3200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 50 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a3200, #013200); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1A3200?: #1A3200 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A3200?: The RGB value is 26, 50, 0: 26 red, 50 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A3200?: The complementary color is #180032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A3200?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.