What color is #1A1837?

#1A1837 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A1837?

The RGB value is 26, 24, 55: 26 red, 24 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A1837?

The complementary color is #353718, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A1837?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A1837 color

#1A1837 rgb(26, 24, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A1837 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 9.4% green and 21.6% blue (26, 24, 55).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 39% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.08:1).

#1A1837 color codes

HEX	`#1A1837`
RGB	`rgb(26, 24, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 9.4%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 39%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 56%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 56%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.17, 10.96, -20)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.17, 22.81, 298.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.442, 1.149, 3.759)`
Decimal	`1710135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A1837, 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 #1A1837	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A1837 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #1A1837 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a1837; }
.text { color: #1a1837; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a1837; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 24 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a1837, #2a1837); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #1A1837?: #1A1837 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A1837?: The RGB value is 26, 24, 55: 26 red, 24 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A1837?: The complementary color is #353718, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A1837?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.