What color is #1A3534?

#1A3534 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A3534?

The RGB value is 26, 53, 52: 26 red, 53 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A3534?

The complementary color is #351A1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A3534?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A3534 color

#1A3534 rgb(26, 53, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1A3534 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 20.8% green and 20.4% blue (26, 53, 52).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 34% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.1:1).

#1A3534 color codes

HEX	`#1A3534`
RGB	`rgb(26, 53, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 20.8%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 34%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 51%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 2%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.1, -10.58, -2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.1, 10.89, 193.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.319, 3.014, 3.708)`
Decimal	`1717556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A3534, 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 #1A3534	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A3534 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #1A3534 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a3534; }
.text { color: #1a3534; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a3534; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 53 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a3534, #1a2835); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #1A3534?: #1A3534 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A3534?: The RGB value is 26, 53, 52: 26 red, 53 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A3534?: The complementary color is #351A1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A3534?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.