What color is #1A3B39?

#1A3B39 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A3B39?

The RGB value is 26, 59, 57: 26 red, 59 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A3B39?

The complementary color is #3B1A1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A3B39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A3B39 color

#1A3B39 rgb(26, 59, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #1A3B39 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 23.1% green and 22.4% blue (26, 59, 57).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 39% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#1A3B39 color codes

HEX	`#1A3B39`
RGB	`rgb(26, 59, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 23.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 39%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 56%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 3%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.45, -12.66, -2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.45, 12.9, 191.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.728, 3.643, 4.429)`
Decimal	`1719097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A3B39, 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 #1A3B39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A3B39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #1A3B39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a3b39; }
.text { color: #1a3b39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a3b39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 59 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a3b39, #1a2d3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #1A3B39?: #1A3B39 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A3B39?: The RGB value is 26, 59, 57: 26 red, 59 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A3B39?: The complementary color is #3B1A1C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A3B39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.