What color is #1A514E?

#1A514E is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A514E?

The RGB value is 26, 81, 78: 26 red, 81 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A514E?

The complementary color is #511A1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A514E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A514E color

#1A514E rgb(26, 81, 78)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1A514E is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 31.8% green and 30.6% blue (26, 81, 78).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 51% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#1A514E color codes

HEX	`#1A514E`
RGB	`rgb(26, 81, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 31.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 51%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 68%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 4%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.01, -18.53, -3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.01, 18.87, 190.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.743, 6.654, 8.241)`
Decimal	`1724750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A514E, 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 #1A514E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A514E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #1A514E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a514e; }
.text { color: #1a514e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a514e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 81 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a514e, #1a3851); }

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Questions

What color is #1A514E?: #1A514E is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A514E?: The RGB value is 26, 81, 78: 26 red, 81 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A514E?: The complementary color is #511A1D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A514E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.