What color is #1A501F?

#1A501F is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Mysterious Mixture. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A501F?

The RGB value is 26, 80, 31: 26 red, 80 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A501F?

The complementary color is #501A4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A501F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A501F color

#1A501F rgb(26, 80, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #1A501F is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 31.4% green and 12.2% blue (26, 80, 31).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 51% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Mixture (#0F521A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#1A501F color codes

HEX	`#1A501F`
RGB	`rgb(26, 80, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 31.4%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 51%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 68%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 61%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.55, -29.34, 23.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.55, 37.55, 141.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.542, 6.056, 2.278)`
Decimal	`1724447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A501F, 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 #1A501F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A501F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #1A501F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a501f; }
.text { color: #1a501f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a501f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 80 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a501f, #1a503a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #1A501F?: #1A501F is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Mysterious Mixture. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A501F?: The RGB value is 26, 80, 31: 26 red, 80 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A501F?: The complementary color is #501A4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A501F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.