What color is #1A6471?

#1A6471 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Persian Mosaic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A6471?

The RGB value is 26, 100, 113: 26 red, 100 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A6471?

The complementary color is #71271A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A6471?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A6471 color

#1A6471 rgb(26, 100, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1A6471 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 39.2% green and 44.3% blue (26, 100, 113).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 63% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Persian Mosaic (#206874), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#1A6471 color codes

HEX	`#1A6471`
RGB	`rgb(26, 100, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 39.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 63%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 77%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 12%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.77, -17.29, -13.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.77, 22.09, 218.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.963, 10.525, 17.232)`
Decimal	`1729649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A6471, 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 #1A6471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#1A6471 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #1A6471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a6471; }
.text { color: #1a6471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a6471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 100 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a6471, #1a3971); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #1A6471?: #1A6471 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Persian Mosaic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A6471?: The RGB value is 26, 100, 113: 26 red, 100 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A6471?: The complementary color is #71271A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A6471?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.