What color is #1A4320?

#1A4320 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A4320?

The RGB value is 26, 67, 32: 26 red, 67 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A4320?

The complementary color is #431A3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A4320?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A4320 color

#1A4320 rgb(26, 67, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #1A4320 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 26.3% green and 12.5% blue (26, 67, 32).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 44% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#1A4320 color codes

HEX	`#1A4320`
RGB	`rgb(26, 67, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 26.3%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 44%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 61%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 52%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.76, -23.24, 16.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.76, 28.78, 143.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.694, 4.338, 2.062)`
Decimal	`1721120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A4320, 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 #1A4320	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A4320 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #1A4320 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a4320; }
.text { color: #1a4320; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a4320; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 67 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a4320, #1a4335); }

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Questions

What color is #1A4320?: #1A4320 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A4320?: The RGB value is 26, 67, 32: 26 red, 67 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A4320?: The complementary color is #431A3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A4320?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.