What color is #1A4F22?

#1A4F22 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A4F22?

The RGB value is 26, 79, 34: 26 red, 79 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A4F22?

The complementary color is #4F1A47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A4F22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A4F22 color

#1A4F22 rgb(26, 79, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #1A4F22 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 31% green and 13.3% blue (26, 79, 34).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 50% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#1A4F22 color codes

HEX	`#1A4F22`
RGB	`rgb(26, 79, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 31%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 50%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 67%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 57%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.23, -28.43, 21.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.23, 35.55, 143.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.51, 5.927, 2.472)`
Decimal	`1724194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A4F22, 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 #1A4F22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A4F22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #1A4F22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a4f22; }
.text { color: #1a4f22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a4f22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 79 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a4f22, #1a4f3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #1A4F22?: #1A4F22 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A4F22?: The RGB value is 26, 79, 34: 26 red, 79 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A4F22?: The complementary color is #4F1A47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A4F22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.