What color is #1A5215?

#1A5215 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Jungle Jam. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A5215?

The RGB value is 26, 82, 21: 26 red, 82 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A5215?

The complementary color is #4D1552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A5215?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A5215 color

#1A5215 rgb(26, 82, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #1A5215 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 32.2% green and 8.2% blue (26, 82, 21).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 59% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 74% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jam (#115511), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#1A5215 color codes

HEX	`#1A5215`
RGB	`rgb(26, 82, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 32.2%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 59%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 74%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 74%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.18, -31.46, 29.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.18, 42.96, 137.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.578, 6.308, 1.738)`
Decimal	`1724949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A5215, 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 #1A5215	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A5215 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #1A5215 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a5215; }
.text { color: #1a5215; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a5215; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 82 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a5215, #15522f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #1A5215?: #1A5215 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Jungle Jam. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A5215?: The RGB value is 26, 82, 21: 26 red, 82 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A5215?: The complementary color is #4D1552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A5215?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.