What color is #1A4927?

#1A4927 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Deep Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A4927?

The RGB value is 26, 73, 39: 26 red, 73 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A4927?

The complementary color is #491A3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A4927?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A4927 color

#1A4927 rgb(26, 73, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #1A4927 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 28.6% green and 15.3% blue (26, 73, 39).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 47% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pond (#014420), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#1A4927 color codes

HEX	`#1A4927`
RGB	`rgb(26, 73, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 28.6%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 47%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 64%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 47%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.1, -24.77, 15.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.1, 29.33, 147.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.175, 5.131, 2.742)`
Decimal	`1722663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A4927, 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 #1A4927	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A4927 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #1A4927 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a4927; }
.text { color: #1a4927; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a4927; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 73 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a4927, #1a493f); }

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Questions

What color is #1A4927?: #1A4927 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Deep Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A4927?: The RGB value is 26, 73, 39: 26 red, 73 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A4927?: The complementary color is #491A3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A4927?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.