What color is #1A4544?

#1A4544 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A4544?

The RGB value is 26, 69, 68: 26 red, 69 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A4544?

The complementary color is #451A1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A4544?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A4544 color

#1A4544 rgb(26, 69, 68)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1A4544 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 27.1% green and 26.7% blue (26, 69, 68).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 45% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#1A4544 color codes

HEX	`#1A4544`
RGB	`rgb(26, 69, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 27.1%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 45%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 62%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 1%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.43, -15.01, -3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.43, 15.5, 194.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.597, 4.893, 6.223)`
Decimal	`1721668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A4544, 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 #1A4544	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A4544 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #1A4544 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a4544; }
.text { color: #1a4544; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a4544; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 69 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a4544, #1a3145); }

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Questions

What color is #1A4544?: #1A4544 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A4544?: The RGB value is 26, 69, 68: 26 red, 69 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A4544?: The complementary color is #451A1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A4544?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.