What color is #1A176B?

#1A176B is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A176B?

The RGB value is 26, 23, 107: 26 red, 23 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A176B?

The complementary color is #686B17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A176B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A176B color

#1A176B rgb(26, 23, 107)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1A176B is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 9% green and 42% blue (26, 23, 107).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 65% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.23:1).

#1A176B color codes

HEX	`#1A176B`
RGB	`rgb(26, 23, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 65%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 79%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 79%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.92, 31.24, -47.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.92, 57.16, 303.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.385, 1.894, 14.094)`
Decimal	`1709931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A176B, 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 #1A176B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A176B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #1A176B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a176b; }
.text { color: #1a176b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a176b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 23 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a176b, #44176b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1A176B?: #1A176B is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A176B?: The RGB value is 26, 23, 107: 26 red, 23 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A176B?: The complementary color is #686B17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A176B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.