#1A2E05 — Tints, Shades & Color Values
#1A2E05 is a very dark, vivid green. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class lime-950 (e.g. bg-lime-950, text-lime-950). Its nearest CSS named color is black (#000000). For readable text on a #1A2E05 background, white text gives the strongest contrast (14.61:1). Because it is dark, #1A2E05 suits text, navigation bars, and footers on light backgrounds, and its tints make natural hover and surface colors.
Color Values
| Hex | #1A2E05 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(26, 46, 5) |
| HSL | hsl(89, 80%, 10%) |
| HSV / HSB | 89°, 89%, 18% |
| Nearest named | black (#000000) |
Need these in another format? Use our hex to RGB converter for quick two-way conversion.
#1A2E05 in Tailwind CSS (lime-950)
#1A2E05 ships with Tailwind CSS as lime-950 — use it as bg-lime-950, text-lime-950, or border-lime-950. It sits at step 950 of the lime ramp; every other step links to its own page:
Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.
Tints of #1A2E05 (Mixed with White)
Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.
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10% tint
#31431e -
20% tint
#485837 -
30% tint
#5f6d50 -
40% tint
#768269 -
50% tint
#8d9782 -
60% tint
#a3ab9b -
70% tint
#bac0b4 -
80% tint
#d1d5cd -
90% tint
#e8eae6
Shades of #1A2E05 (Mixed with Black)
Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).
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10% shade
#172905 -
20% shade
#152504 -
30% shade
#122004 -
40% shade
#101c03 -
50% shade
#0d1703 -
60% shade
#0a1202 -
70% shade
#080e02 -
80% shade
#050901 -
90% shade
#030500
WCAG Contrast & Accessibility
Contrast ratios for text placed on a #1A2E05 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).
| Text color | White text 14.61:1 — AA normal: Pass · AA large: Pass · AAA: Pass |
|---|---|
| Black text 1.44:1 — AA normal: Fail · AA large: Fail · AAA: Fail |
If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a lighter tint of #1A2E05 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.
More green colors in the library: #052E16 (green-950), #14532D (green-900), #166534 (green-800), #008000, #15803D (green-700), #2D6A4F.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What color is #1A2E05?
#1A2E05 is a very dark, vivid green —
rgb(26, 46, 5). Its nearest CSS named color isblack. In Tailwind CSS it islime-950. -
How do I make tints and shades of #1A2E05?
Mix #1A2E05 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #1A2E05 is
#485837and a 20% shade is#152504— the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #1A2E05 in the generator for finer steps. -
What text color is readable on #1A2E05?
White text gives the strongest contrast on a #1A2E05 background at 14.61:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.
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What is the Tailwind CSS class for #1A2E05?
lime-950— use it asbg-lime-950,text-lime-950, orborder-lime-950. The full lime 50–950 ramp is linked above.
Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.
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