What color is #1A3330?

#1A3330 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A3330?

The RGB value is 26, 51, 48: 26 red, 51 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A3330?

The complementary color is #331A1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A3330?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A3330 color

#1A3330 rgb(26, 51, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #1A3330 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 20% green and 18.8% blue (26, 51, 48).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 32% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

#1A3330 color codes

HEX	`#1A3330`
RGB	`rgb(26, 51, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 20%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 32%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 49%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 6%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.23, -10.58, -1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.23, 10.64, 186.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.143, 2.801, 3.223)`
Decimal	`1717040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A3330, 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 #1A3330	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A3330 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #1A3330 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a3330; }
.text { color: #1a3330; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a3330; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 51 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a3330, #1a2a33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #1A3330?: #1A3330 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A3330?: The RGB value is 26, 51, 48: 26 red, 51 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A3330?: The complementary color is #331A1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A3330?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.