What color is #1A4742?

#1A4742 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 #1A4742?

The RGB value is 26, 71, 66: 26 red, 71 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A4742?

The complementary color is #471A1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A4742?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A4742 color

#1A4742 rgb(26, 71, 66)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1A4742 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 27.8% green and 25.9% blue (26, 71, 66).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 46% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#1A4742 color codes

HEX	`#1A4742`
RGB	`rgb(26, 71, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 27.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 46%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 63%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 7%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.07, -16.78, -1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.07, 16.85, 185.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.662, 5.119, 5.948)`
Decimal	`1722178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A4742, 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 #1A4742	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A4742 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #1A4742 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a4742; }
.text { color: #1a4742; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a4742; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 71 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a4742, #1a3547); }

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Questions

What color is #1A4742?: #1A4742 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 #1A4742?: The RGB value is 26, 71, 66: 26 red, 71 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A4742?: The complementary color is #471A1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A4742?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.