Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421)

The hex code for Dark Jungle Green is #1A2421. It is rgb(26, 36, 33) in RGB, hsl(162, 16%, 12%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 8%, 86%) in CMYK — a darkest green. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1A2421

HEX#1A2421

RGBrgb(26, 36, 33)

HSLhsl(162, 16%, 12%)

HSVhsv(162, 28%, 14%)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 8%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(25% 0.015 174.7)

LABlab(13.15% -5.21 0.49)

LCHlch(13.15% 5.23 174.68)

Colors Closest to Dark Jungle Green

Dark Jungle Green is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Charcoal Black#232B2BΔE 4.3 Eerie Black#1B1B1BΔE 6.23 Off Black#1A1A1AΔE 6.52 Traffic Black#2A2D2FΔE 6.97 Raisin Black#242124ΔE 7.48 Soft Black#131313ΔE 8.95

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#1A2421 Channel Values

How Dark Jungle Green breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 26 · G 36 · B 33	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 162° · S 16% · L 12%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 162° · S 28% · V 14%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 28% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 86%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	15.93:1 vs white · 1.32:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Dark Jungle Green background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text15.93:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.32:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Dark Jungle Green

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Dark Jungle Green; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Dark Jungle Green

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Dark Jungle Green Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#1A2421

Protanopia#222221

Protanomaly#1F2321

Deuteranopia#212121

Deuteranomaly#1E2221

Tritanopia#1A2424

Tritanomaly#1A2423

Achromatopsia#222222

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Using #1A2421 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--dark-jungle-green: #1A2421;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1A2421;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'dark-jungle-green': '#1A2421' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.102, green: 0.141, blue: 0.129)

Android XML<color name="dark_jungle_green">#1A2421</color>

SVG fillfill="#1A2421"

More Green Colors

Dark Jungle Green sits in the greenfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1a3300 196719 1affb3 195905 1c352d 194d3c 1c3800 192e03 1c5434 192919 1c5435 186318 306030 3cb371 55dd33 6bb300 8affd2 9efd38 b3ffd9 ceff85 e9f4d2 006400 00ad74 043927

#1A2421 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Dark Jungle Green?

The hex code for Dark Jungle Green is #1A2421. That is rgb(26, 36, 33) in RGB, hsl(162, 16%, 12%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 8%, 86%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #1A2421?

#1A2421 is rgb(26, 36, 33) — red 26, green 36, and blue 33 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1A2421?

#1A2421 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 8%, 86%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1A2421 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #1A2421 scores 15.93:1 against white and 1.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1A2421 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1A2421 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 14.15, which is visibly different.

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