What color is #1A2A29?

#1A2A29 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A2A29?

The RGB value is 26, 42, 41: 26 red, 42 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A2A29?

The complementary color is #2A1A1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A2A29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A2A29 color

#1A2A29 rgb(26, 42, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A2A29 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 16.5% green and 16.1% blue (26, 42, 41).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 24% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#1A2A29 color codes

HEX	`#1A2A29`
RGB	`rgb(26, 42, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 16.5%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 24%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 38%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 2%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.67, -6.95, -1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.67, 7.11, 192.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.654, 2.036, 2.403)`
Decimal	`1714729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A2A29, 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 #1A2A29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A2A29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #1A2A29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a2a29; }
.text { color: #1a2a29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a2a29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 42 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a2a29, #1a232a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1A2A29?: #1A2A29 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A2A29?: The RGB value is 26, 42, 41: 26 red, 42 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A2A29?: The complementary color is #2A1A1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A2A29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.