What color is #1A7077?

#1A7077 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Obscura. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1A7077?

The RGB value is 26, 112, 119: 26 red, 112 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1A7077?

The complementary color is #77211A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1A7077?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1A7077 color

#1A7077 rgb(26, 112, 119)

Shades of teal

The hex color #1A7077 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 10.2% red, 43.9% green and 46.7% blue (26, 112, 119).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 64% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Aqua Obscura (#05696B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#1A7077 color codes

HEX	`#1A7077`
RGB	`rgb(26, 112, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(10.2%, 43.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 64%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 78%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 6%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.97, -21.75, -11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.97, 24.39, 206.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.548, 13.139, 19.482)`
Decimal	`1732727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1A7077, 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 #1A7077	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#1A7077 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #1A7077 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1a7077; }
.text { color: #1a7077; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a7077; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(26 112 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1a7077, #1a4277); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #1A7077?: #1A7077 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Obscura. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1A7077?: The RGB value is 26, 112, 119: 26 red, 112 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1A7077?: The complementary color is #77211A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1A7077?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.