What color is #1A2123?

#1A2123 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A2123?

The RGB value is 26, 33, 35: 26 red, 33 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A2123?

The complementary color is #231C1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A2123?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A2123 color

#1A2123 rgb(26, 33, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A2123 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 12.9% green and 13.7% blue (26, 33, 35).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 15% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.33:1).

#1A2123 color codes

HEX	`#1A2123`
RGB	`rgb(26, 33, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 12.9%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 15%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 26%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 6%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.15, -2.58, -2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.15, 3.53, 223.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.273, 1.429, 1.798)`
Decimal	`1712419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A2123, 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 #1A2123	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A2123 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #1A2123 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a2123; }
.text { color: #1a2123; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a2123; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 33 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a2123, #1a1c23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1A2123?: #1A2123 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A2123?: The RGB value is 26, 33, 35: 26 red, 33 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A2123?: The complementary color is #231C1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A2123?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.