What color is #1A1F37?

#1A1F37 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sombre Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A1F37?

The RGB value is 26, 31, 55: 26 red, 31 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A1F37?

The complementary color is #37321A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A1F37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A1F37 color

#1A1F37 rgb(26, 31, 55)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1A1F37 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 12.2% green and 21.6% blue (26, 31, 55).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 36% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Sombre Night (#161E34), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.22:1).

#1A1F37 color codes

HEX	`#1A1F37`
RGB	`rgb(26, 31, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 12.2%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 36%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 53%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 44%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.45, 5.66, -16.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.45, 17.33, 289.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.605, 1.475, 3.814)`
Decimal	`1711927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A1F37, 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 #1A1F37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A1F37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #1A1F37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a1f37; }
.text { color: #1a1f37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a1f37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 31 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a1f37, #231a37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1A1F37?: #1A1F37 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sombre Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A1F37?: The RGB value is 26, 31, 55: 26 red, 31 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A1F37?: The complementary color is #37321A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A1F37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.