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#286A1B Color

#286A1B is rgb(40, 106, 27) in RGB, hsl(110, 59%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 0%, 75%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Green (#136207), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#286A1B
HEX#286A1B
RGBrgb(40, 106, 27)
HSLhsl(110, 59%, 26%)
HSVhsv(110, 75%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 75%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(46.5% 0.13 140.7)
LABlab(39.36% -33.76 35.60)
LCHlch(39.36% 49.06 133.48)

What #286A1B 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 #286A1B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Green#136207ΔE 5.49Lincoln Green#195905ΔE 6.87Dark Green#006400ΔE 8.6Pakistan Green#006600ΔE 9.12Metallic Green#296E01ΔE 9.18La Salle Green#087830ΔE 10.51

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

#286A1B Channel Values

How #286A1B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 40 · G 106 · B 278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 110° · S 59% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 110° · S 75% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 0% · Y 75% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.63:1 vs white · 3.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #286A1B 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 text6.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #286A1B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #286A1B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #286A1B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#286A1B
Complementary
#5C1B69
Analogous
#4F691B
Analogous
#1B6935
Triadic
#1B2869
Triadic
#691B28
Split comp.
#351B69
Split comp.
#691B4F

Tints & Shades of #286A1B

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

#389226
#49BF31
#66D251
#8ADC79
#ADE7A2
#D4F2CE

Shades

#245D18
#1F5115
#1A4512
#14350E
#0F290A
#0B1C07

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #286A1B.

How #286A1B 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#286A1B
Protanopia#62621C
Protanomaly#51661C
Deuteranopia#5B5B20
Deuteranomaly#4B611E
Tritanopia#376464
Tritanomaly#326650
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #286A1B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-286a1b: #286A1B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #286A1B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-286a1b': '#286A1B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.157, green: 0.416, blue: 0.106)
Android XML<color name="color_286a1b">#286A1B</color>
SVG fillfill="#286A1B"

More Green Colors

#286A1B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#286A1B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #286A1B?

#286A1B is a dark green — rgb(40, 106, 27) in RGB and hsl(110, 59%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Green (#136207), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #286A1B?

#286A1B is rgb(40, 106, 27) — red 40, green 106, and blue 27 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #286A1B?

#286A1B converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 0%, 75%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #286A1B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #286A1B scores 6.63:1 against white and 3.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #286A1B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #286A1B 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 darkgreen (#006400) at a CIE76 distance of 8.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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