What color is #1A272A?

#1A272A is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A272A?

The RGB value is 26, 39, 42: 26 red, 39 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A272A?

The complementary color is #2A1D1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A272A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A272A color

#1A272A rgb(26, 39, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A272A is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 15.3% green and 16.5% blue (26, 39, 42).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 24% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.36:1).

#1A272A color codes

HEX	`#1A272A`
RGB	`rgb(26, 39, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 15.3%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 24%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 38%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 7%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.61, -4.63, -3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.61, 5.97, 219.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.569, 1.838, 2.462)`
Decimal	`1713962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A272A, 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 #1A272A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A272A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #1A272A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a272a; }
.text { color: #1a272a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a272a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 39 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a272a, #1a1f2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1A272A?: #1A272A is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A272A?: The RGB value is 26, 39, 42: 26 red, 39 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A272A?: The complementary color is #2A1D1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A272A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.