Recognised as Colour

#1A252A

#1A252A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Black

#1A252A is a cyan with RGB values 26, 37, 42 and HSL 199°, 24%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#1A252A

RGBrgb(26, 37, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.102, 0.1451, 0.1647

RGB percentages10.2%, 14.5%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(198.8, 23.5%, 13.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(198.8, 38.1%, 16.5%)

CMYK38.1%, 11.9%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,713,450

CSS custom property--colour: #1A252A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness34.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.65:1

Contrast with white15.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#E5DAD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#22242Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#20232Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#152627no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.4 Dim grey · ΔE 31.1 Slate grey · ΔE 39.4 Gray · ΔE 40.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 42.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2A1F1A

Analogous#1A2A27, #1A1D2A

Triadic#2A1A25, #252A1A

Split complementary#2A1A1D, #2A271A

Tetradic#271A2A, #2A1F1A, #1D2A1A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#6C93A4

Lighter +30%#557889

Lighter +20%#415D69

Lighter +10%#2E414A

Darker −10%#07090B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#122832

Less saturated −25%#222222

Channel breakdown

R26

G37

B42

Red26 (10.2%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue198.75°

Saturation (HSL)23.53%

Lightness13.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1A · G 25 · B 2A

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