What color is #1A3A29?

#1A3A29 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A3A29?

The RGB value is 26, 58, 41: 26 red, 58 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A3A29?

The complementary color is #3A1A2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A3A29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A3A29 color

#1A3A29 rgb(26, 58, 41)

Shades of green

The hex color #1A3A29 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 22.7% green and 16.1% blue (26, 58, 41).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 38% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.49:1).

#1A3A29 color codes

HEX	`#1A3A29`
RGB	`rgb(26, 58, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 22.7%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 38%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 55%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 29%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.6, -16.63, 7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.6, 18.05, 157.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.339, 3.406, 2.631)`
Decimal	`1718825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A3A29, 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 #1A3A29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A3A29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #1A3A29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a3a29; }
.text { color: #1a3a29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a3a29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 58 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a3a29, #1a3a39); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1A3A29?: #1A3A29 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A3A29?: The RGB value is 26, 58, 41: 26 red, 58 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A3A29?: The complementary color is #3A1A2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A3A29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.