What color is #1A292B?

#1A292B 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 #1A292B?

The RGB value is 26, 41, 43: 26 red, 41 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A292B?

The complementary color is #2B1C1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A292B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A292B color

#1A292B rgb(26, 41, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A292B is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 16.1% green and 16.9% blue (26, 41, 43).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 25% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.04:1).

#1A292B color codes

HEX	`#1A292B`
RGB	`rgb(26, 41, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 16.1%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 25%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 40%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 5%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.38, -5.67, -3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.38, 6.58, 210.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.655, 1.98, 2.58)`
Decimal	`1714475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A292B, 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 #1A292B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A292B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #1A292B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a292b; }
.text { color: #1a292b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a292b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 41 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a292b, #1a212b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #1A292B?: #1A292B 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 #1A292B?: The RGB value is 26, 41, 43: 26 red, 41 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A292B?: The complementary color is #2B1C1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A292B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.