#1A4729 Color

#1A4729 is rgb(26, 71, 41) in RGB, hsl(140, 46%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(63%, 0%, 42%, 72%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is British Racing Green (#004225), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#1A4729

HEX#1A4729

RGBrgb(26, 71, 41)

HSLhsl(140, 46%, 19%)

HSVhsv(140, 63%, 28%)

CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 42%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(35.8% 0.072 151.9)

LABlab(26.39% -22.15 13.26)

LCHlch(26.39% 25.81 149.10)

What #1A4729 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #1A4729, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

British Racing Green#004225ΔE 4.84 Forest Green (Traditional)#014421ΔE 5.9 Sacramento State Green#043927ΔE 9.21 Hunter Green#355E3BΔE 10.02 Phthalo Green#123524ΔE 10.97 MSU Green#18453BΔE 12.66

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#1A4729 Channel Values

How #1A4729 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 71 · B 41	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 140° · S 46% · L 19%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 140° · S 63% · V 28%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 63% · M 0% · Y 42% · K 72%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.62:1 vs white · 1.98:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #1A4729 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 text10.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #1A4729

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #1A4729; 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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Tints & Shades of #1A4729

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.

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How #1A4729 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#1A4729

Protanopia#424229

Protanomaly#364429

Deuteranopia#3C3C2A

Deuteranomaly#32412A

Tritanopia#214444

Tritanomaly#1F453B

Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

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Using #1A4729 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-1a4729: #1A4729;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #1A4729;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-1a4729': '#1A4729' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.102, green: 0.278, blue: 0.161)

Android XML<color name="color_1a4729">#1A4729</color>

SVG fillfill="#1A4729"

More Green Colors

#1A4729 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#1A4729 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #1A4729?

#1A4729 is a darkest green — rgb(26, 71, 41) in RGB and hsl(140, 46%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.84.

What is the RGB value of #1A4729?

#1A4729 is rgb(26, 71, 41) — red 26, green 71, and blue 41 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #1A4729?

#1A4729 converts to approximately cmyk(63%, 0%, 42%, 72%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #1A4729 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #1A4729 scores 10.62:1 against white and 1.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #1A4729 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #1A4729 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 20.39, which is visibly different.

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