What color is #1A5537?

#1A5537 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 #1A5537?

The RGB value is 26, 85, 55: 26 red, 85 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A5537?

The complementary color is #551A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A5537?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A5537 color

#1A5537 rgb(26, 85, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #1A5537 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 33.3% green and 21.6% blue (26, 85, 55).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 53% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#1A5537 color codes

HEX	`#1A5537`
RGB	`rgb(26, 85, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 33.3%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 53%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 69%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 35%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.79, -26.95, 12.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.79, 29.53, 155.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.364, 6.992, 4.733)`
Decimal	`1725751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A5537, 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 #1A5537	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A5537 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #1A5537 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a5537; }
.text { color: #1a5537; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a5537; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 85 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a5537, #1a5555); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1A5537?: #1A5537 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 #1A5537?: The RGB value is 26, 85, 55: 26 red, 85 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A5537?: The complementary color is #551A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A5537?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.