What color is #1A7152?

#1A7152 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Greasy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A7152?

The RGB value is 26, 113, 82: 26 red, 113 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A7152?

The complementary color is #711A39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A7152?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A7152 color

#1A7152 rgb(26, 113, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #1A7152 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 44.3% green and 32.2% blue (26, 113, 82).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 63% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Greasy Greens (#117755), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#1A7152 color codes

HEX	`#1A7152`
RGB	`rgb(26, 113, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 44.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 63%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 77%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 27%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.21, -33.14, 10.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.21, 34.65, 163.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.853, 12.638, 10.007)`
Decimal	`1732946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A7152, 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 #1A7152	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#1A7152 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #1A7152 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a7152; }
.text { color: #1a7152; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a7152; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 113 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a7152, #1a6471); }

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Questions

What color is #1A7152?: #1A7152 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Greasy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A7152?: The RGB value is 26, 113, 82: 26 red, 113 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A7152?: The complementary color is #711A39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A7152?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.