What color is #1A3135?

#1A3135 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A3135?

The RGB value is 26, 49, 53: 26 red, 49 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A3135?

The complementary color is #351E1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A3135?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A3135 color

#1A3135 rgb(26, 49, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A3135 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 19.2% green and 20.8% blue (26, 49, 53).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 34% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.68:1).

#1A3135 color codes

HEX	`#1A3135`
RGB	`rgb(26, 49, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 19.2%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 34%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 51%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 8%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.68, -7.73, -5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.68, 9.42, 214.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.167, 2.673, 3.769)`
Decimal	`1716533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A3135, 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 #1A3135	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A3135 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #1A3135 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a3135; }
.text { color: #1a3135; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a3135; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 49 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a3135, #1a2335); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1A3135?: #1A3135 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A3135?: The RGB value is 26, 49, 53: 26 red, 49 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A3135?: The complementary color is #351E1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A3135?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.