What color is #1F8B26?

#1F8B26 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1F8B26?

The RGB value is 31, 139, 38: 31 red, 139 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1F8B26?

The complementary color is #8B1F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1F8B26?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1F8B26 color

#1F8B26 rgb(31, 139, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #1F8B26 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.2% red, 54.5% green and 14.9% blue (31, 139, 38).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 64% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Forest Green (#228B22), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#1F8B26 color codes

HEX	`#1F8B26`
RGB	`rgb(31, 139, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.2%, 54.5%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 64%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 78%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 0%, 73%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.56, -49.72, 43.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.56, 66, 138.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.147, 18.895, 4.946)`
Decimal	`2067238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1F8B26, 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 #1F8B26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#1F8B26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	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 #1F8B26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1f8b26; }
.text { color: #1f8b26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1f8b26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(31 139 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1f8b26, #1f8b5c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1F8B26?: #1F8B26 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1F8B26?: The RGB value is 31, 139, 38: 31 red, 139 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1F8B26?: The complementary color is #8B1F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1F8B26?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.