What color is #1A453F?

#1A453F is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A453F?

The RGB value is 26, 69, 63: 26 red, 69 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A453F?

The complementary color is #451A20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A453F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A453F color

#1A453F rgb(26, 69, 63)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1A453F is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 27.1% green and 24.7% blue (26, 69, 63).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 45% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#1A453F color codes

HEX	`#1A453F`
RGB	`rgb(26, 69, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 27.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 45%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 62%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 9%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.26, -16.58, -0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.26, 16.6, 182.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.451, 4.834, 5.453)`
Decimal	`1721663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A453F, 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 #1A453F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A453F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #1A453F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a453f; }
.text { color: #1a453f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a453f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 69 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a453f, #1a3645); }

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Questions

What color is #1A453F?: #1A453F is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A453F?: The RGB value is 26, 69, 63: 26 red, 69 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A453F?: The complementary color is #451A20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A453F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.