What color is #1A292D?

#1A292D is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A292D?

The RGB value is 26, 41, 45: 26 red, 41 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A292D?

The complementary color is #2D1E1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A292D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A292D color

#1A292D rgb(26, 41, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A292D is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 16.1% green and 17.6% blue (26, 41, 45).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 27% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.01:1).

#1A292D color codes

HEX	`#1A292D`
RGB	`rgb(26, 41, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 16.1%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 27%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 42%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 9%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.46, -5.04, -4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.46, 6.85, 222.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.692, 1.995, 2.778)`
Decimal	`1714477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A292D, 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 #1A292D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A292D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.01:1	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 #1A292D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a292d; }
.text { color: #1a292d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a292d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 41 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a292d, #1a1f2d); }

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Questions

What color is #1A292D?: #1A292D is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A292D?: The RGB value is 26, 41, 45: 26 red, 41 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A292D?: The complementary color is #2D1E1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A292D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.