What color is #1A4F57?

#1A4F57 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A4F57?

The RGB value is 26, 79, 87: 26 red, 79 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A4F57?

The complementary color is #57221A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A4F57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A4F57 color

#1A4F57 rgb(26, 79, 87)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1A4F57 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 31% green and 34.1% blue (26, 79, 87).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 54% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Mystery (#23505A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#1A4F57 color codes

HEX	`#1A4F57`
RGB	`rgb(26, 79, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 31%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 54%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 70%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 9%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.64, -14.41, -9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.64, 17.46, 214.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.942, 6.499, 10.009)`
Decimal	`1724247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A4F57, 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 #1A4F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A4F57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #1A4F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a4f57; }
.text { color: #1a4f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a4f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 79 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a4f57, #1a3157); }

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Questions

What color is #1A4F57?: #1A4F57 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A4F57?: The RGB value is 26, 79, 87: 26 red, 79 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A4F57?: The complementary color is #57221A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A4F57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.