What color is #1A143E?

#1A143E is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Azulado. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A143E?

The RGB value is 26, 20, 62: 26 red, 20 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A143E?

The complementary color is #383E14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A143E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A143E color

#1A143E rgb(26, 20, 62)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A143E is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 7.8% green and 24.3% blue (26, 20, 62).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 51% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Azulado (#211D49), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.3:1).

#1A143E color codes

HEX	`#1A143E`
RGB	`rgb(26, 20, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 7.8%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 51%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 68%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 68%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.54, 16.57, -26.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.54, 30.85, 302.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.545, 1.068, 4.681)`
Decimal	`1709118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A143E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1A143E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A143E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1A143E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a143e; }
.text { color: #1a143e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a143e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 20 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a143e, #2f143e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1A143E?: #1A143E is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Azulado. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A143E?: The RGB value is 26, 20, 62: 26 red, 20 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A143E?: The complementary color is #383E14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A143E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.