Information about #1A212A color

#1A212A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#1A212A falls into the Azure Color FamilyLow Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(26, 33, 42) — 10.2% red, 12.9% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 4 / 0 / 84. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#1A212A is a calm, restrained steel-blue azure that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Daytona (#1E222C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sentry (#1C2728) and Dark Gunmetal (#1F262A).

In RGB terms — rgb(26, 33, 42) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #1A212A: 16.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:84), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #1A212A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#1A212A color variations

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#1A212A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #1A212A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Daytona color link
Daytona

#1E222C

Sentry color link
Sentry

#1C2728

Bledisloe color link
Bledisloe

#19282B

Coarse Wool color link
Coarse Wool

#181B26

Black Pearl color link
Black Pearl

#1E272C

Dark color link
Dark

#1B2431

Elderberry color link
Elderberry

#17182B

Nite Life color link
Nite Life

#1D2134

Blackjack color link
Blackjack

#1D2020

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1A212A
  • RGB26, 33, 42
  • CMYK6, 4, 0, 84
  • CSSrgb(26, 33, 42)
  • HSL214°, 24%, 13%
  • HSL Precise213.75°, 23.529%, 13.333%
  • HSV214°, 38%, 16%
  • HSB214°, 38%, 16%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.102, 0.129, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.102, 0.129, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.102, 0.129, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB10.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB12.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID1A212A
  • DECIMAL ID1712426
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01