What color is #1A5745?

#1A5745 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A5745?

The RGB value is 26, 87, 69: 26 red, 87 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A5745?

The complementary color is #571A2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A5745?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A5745 color

#1A5745 rgb(26, 87, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #1A5745 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 34.1% green and 27.1% blue (26, 87, 69).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 54% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Evergreen (#125B49), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#1A5745 color codes

HEX	`#1A5745`
RGB	`rgb(26, 87, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 34.1%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 54%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 70%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 21%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.84, -24.34, 4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.84, 24.81, 168.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.908, 7.465, 6.811)`
Decimal	`1726277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A5745, 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 #1A5745	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A5745 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #1A5745 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a5745; }
.text { color: #1a5745; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a5745; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 87 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a5745, #1a4a57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #1A5745?: #1A5745 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A5745?: The RGB value is 26, 87, 69: 26 red, 87 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A5745?: The complementary color is #571A2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A5745?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.