What color is #1A222F?

#1A222F is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A222F?

The RGB value is 26, 34, 47: 26 red, 34 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A222F?

The complementary color is #2F271A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A222F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A222F color

#1A222F rgb(26, 34, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A222F is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 13.3% green and 18.4% blue (26, 34, 47).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 29% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Dark (#1B2431), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.98:1).

#1A222F color codes

HEX	`#1A222F`
RGB	`rgb(26, 34, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 13.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 29%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 45%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 28%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.04, 0.55, -9.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.04, 9.76, 273.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.511, 1.569, 2.912)`
Decimal	`1712687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A222F, 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 #1A222F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A222F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #1A222F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a222f; }
.text { color: #1a222f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a222f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 34 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a222f, #1c1a2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #1A222F?: #1A222F is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A222F?: The RGB value is 26, 34, 47: 26 red, 34 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A222F?: The complementary color is #2F271A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A222F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.