What color is #1A5C71?

#1A5C71 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A5C71?

The RGB value is 26, 92, 113: 26 red, 92 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A5C71?

The complementary color is #712F1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A5C71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A5C71 color

#1A5C71 rgb(26, 92, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1A5C71 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 36.1% green and 44.3% blue (26, 92, 113).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 63% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Deep Lagoon (#005A6F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#1A5C71 color codes

HEX	`#1A5C71`
RGB	`rgb(26, 92, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 36.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 63%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 77%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 19%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.11, -12.73, -17.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.11, 21.91, 234.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.233, 9.065, 16.988)`
Decimal	`1727601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A5C71, 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 #1A5C71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1A5C71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #1A5C71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a5c71; }
.text { color: #1a5c71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a5c71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 92 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a5c71, #1a3171); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #1A5C71?: #1A5C71 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A5C71?: The RGB value is 26, 92, 113: 26 red, 92 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A5C71?: The complementary color is #712F1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A5C71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.