What color is #1A1E34?

#1A1E34 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sombre Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A1E34?

The RGB value is 26, 30, 52: 26 red, 30 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A1E34?

The complementary color is #34301A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A1E34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A1E34 color

#1A1E34 rgb(26, 30, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A1E34 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 11.8% green and 20.4% blue (26, 30, 52).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 33% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Sombre Night (#161E34), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.42:1).

#1A1E34 color codes

HEX	`#1A1E34`
RGB	`rgb(26, 30, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 11.8%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 33%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 50%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 42%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.93, 5.3, -15.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.93, 15.96, 289.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.51, 1.396, 3.438)`
Decimal	`1711668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A1E34, 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 #1A1E34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A1E34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #1A1E34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a1e34; }
.text { color: #1a1e34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a1e34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 30 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a1e34, #231a34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1A1E34?: #1A1E34 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sombre Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A1E34?: The RGB value is 26, 30, 52: 26 red, 30 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A1E34?: The complementary color is #34301A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A1E34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.