What color is #1A2331?

#1A2331 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 #1A2331?

The RGB value is 26, 35, 49: 26 red, 35 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A2331?

The complementary color is #31281A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A2331?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A2331 color

#1A2331 rgb(26, 35, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A2331 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 13.7% green and 19.2% blue (26, 35, 49).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 31% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% 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 15.81:1).

#1A2331 color codes

HEX	`#1A2331`
RGB	`rgb(26, 35, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 13.7%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 31%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 47%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 29%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.49, 0.52, -10.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.49, 10.49, 272.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.581, 1.643, 3.139)`
Decimal	`1712945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A2331, 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 #1A2331	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A2331 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.81:1	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 #1A2331 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a2331; }
.text { color: #1a2331; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a2331; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 35 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a2331, #1c1a31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1A2331?: #1A2331 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 #1A2331?: The RGB value is 26, 35, 49: 26 red, 35 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A2331?: The complementary color is #31281A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A2331?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.