What color is #1A4B59?

#1A4B59 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Nocturnal Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A4B59?

The RGB value is 26, 75, 89: 26 red, 75 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A4B59?

The complementary color is #59281A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A4B59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A4B59 color

#1A4B59 rgb(26, 75, 89)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1A4B59 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 29.4% green and 34.9% blue (26, 75, 89).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 55% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal Expedition (#114C5A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#1A4B59 color codes

HEX	`#1A4B59`
RGB	`rgb(26, 75, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 29.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 55%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 71%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 16%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.34, -11.34, -13.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.34, 17.33, 229.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.745, 5.973, 10.352)`
Decimal	`1723225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A4B59, 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 #1A4B59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A4B59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #1A4B59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a4b59; }
.text { color: #1a4b59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a4b59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 75 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a4b59, #1a2b59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #1A4B59?: #1A4B59 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Nocturnal Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A4B59?: The RGB value is 26, 75, 89: 26 red, 75 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A4B59?: The complementary color is #59281A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A4B59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.