What color is #1A2523?

#1A2523 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A2523?

The RGB value is 26, 37, 35: 26 red, 37 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A2523?

The complementary color is #251A1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A2523?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A2523 color

#1A2523 rgb(26, 37, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A2523 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 14.5% green and 13.7% blue (26, 37, 35).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 17% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.76:1).

#1A2523 color codes

HEX	`#1A2523`
RGB	`rgb(26, 37, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 14.5%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 17%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 30%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 5%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.62, -5.35, -0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.62, 5.36, 182.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.391, 1.664, 1.838)`
Decimal	`1713443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A2523, 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 #1A2523	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A2523 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.76:1	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 #1A2523 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a2523; }
.text { color: #1a2523; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a2523; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 37 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a2523, #1a2125); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1A2523?: #1A2523 is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A2523?: The RGB value is 26, 37, 35: 26 red, 37 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A2523?: The complementary color is #251A1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A2523?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.