Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 15.93:1 — vs black: 1.32:1

Color values

  • HEX #1A2421
  • RGB rgb(26, 36, 33)
  • HSL hsl(162, 27%, 14%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 27.78, 0, 8.33, 85.88 )
  • Websafe #333333

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #1A2421 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dark Jungle Green
#1A2421 Base
#241A1D
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Dark Jungle Green
#1A2421 Base
#1A241C
#1A2224
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dark Jungle Green
#1A2421 Base
#211A24
#24211A
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dark Jungle Green
#1A2421 Base
#241A22
#241C1A
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dark Jungle Green
#1A2421 Base
#1C1A24
#241A1D
#22241A
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dark Jungle Green
#1A2421 Base
#0B0F0E
#2B3C37
#3A504A
#5A7D72
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dark Jungle Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0B0F0E
#0E1311
#111715
#141C19
#17201D
Dark Jungle Green #1A2421 Base
#3D554E
#61867B
#8EADA4
#BFD1CC
#F0F4F3
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #1A2421. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #1A2421;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #1A2421;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #1A2421;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #1A2421,
        #2E1A20
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #1A2421,
        #2E1A20
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$dark-jungle-green: #1A2421;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-jungle-green-r: 26;
$dark-jungle-green-g: 36;
$dark-jungle-green-b: 33;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dark-jungle-green;
    color: rgba($dark-jungle-green-r, $dark-jungle-green-g, $dark-jungle-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Dark Jungle Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #1A2421 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #212121 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #232321 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #1B2424 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #222222 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dark Jungle Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Jungle Green #1A2421 Base
Charleston Green #232B2B ΔE 3.52
Eerie Black #1B1B1B ΔE 7.03
Black Leather Jacket #253529 ΔE 7.44
Medium Jungle Green #1C352D ΔE 7.89

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.