What color is #1A4616?

#1A4616 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Realm of the Underworld. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A4616?

The RGB value is 26, 70, 22: 26 red, 70 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A4616?

The complementary color is #421646, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A4616?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A4616 color

#1A4616 rgb(26, 70, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #1A4616 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 27.5% green and 8.6% blue (26, 70, 22).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 52% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Realm of the Underworld (#114411), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#1A4616 color codes

HEX	`#1A4616`
RGB	`rgb(26, 70, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 27.5%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 52%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 69%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 69%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.74, -26.2, 23.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.74, 35.45, 137.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.761, 4.658, 1.512)`
Decimal	`1721878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A4616, 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 #1A4616	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A4616 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #1A4616 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a4616; }
.text { color: #1a4616; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a4616; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 70 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a4616, #16462a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1A4616?: #1A4616 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Realm of the Underworld. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A4616?: The RGB value is 26, 70, 22: 26 red, 70 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A4616?: The complementary color is #421646, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A4616?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.