What color is #1A2944?

#1A2944 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A2944?

The RGB value is 26, 41, 68: 26 red, 41 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A2944?

The complementary color is #44351A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A2944?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A2944 color

#1A2944 rgb(26, 41, 68)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1A2944 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 16.1% green and 26.7% blue (26, 41, 68).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 45% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Darkness (#1C2841), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.54:1).

#1A2944 color codes

HEX	`#1A2944`
RGB	`rgb(26, 41, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 16.1%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 45%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 62%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 40%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.61, 3.24, -18.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.61, 19.2, 279.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.262, 2.223, 5.778)`
Decimal	`1714500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A2944, 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 #1A2944	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A2944 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #1A2944 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a2944; }
.text { color: #1a2944; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a2944; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 41 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a2944, #201a44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #1A2944?: #1A2944 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A2944?: The RGB value is 26, 41, 68: 26 red, 41 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A2944?: The complementary color is #44351A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A2944?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.