What color is #1A232F?

#1A232F 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 #1A232F?

The RGB value is 26, 35, 47: 26 red, 35 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A232F?

The complementary color is #2F261A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A232F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A232F color

#1A232F rgb(26, 35, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A232F is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 13.7% green and 18.4% blue (26, 35, 47).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 29% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Dark (#1B2431), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

#1A232F color codes

HEX	`#1A232F`
RGB	`rgb(26, 35, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 13.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 29%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 45%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 26%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.39, -0.17, -9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.39, 9.2, 268.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.54, 1.627, 2.922)`
Decimal	`1712943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A232F, 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 #1A232F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A232F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #1A232F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a232f; }
.text { color: #1a232f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a232f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 35 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a232f, #1b1a2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1A232F?: #1A232F 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 #1A232F?: The RGB value is 26, 35, 47: 26 red, 35 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A232F?: The complementary color is #2F261A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A232F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.